Caroline Mathilde Schytte Jensen (1 March 1848 - 24 September 1935) was a Norwegian writer and composer.

Biography

Caroline Mathilde Schytte was born in Fredrikshald

Fredrikshald

Fredrikshald may refer to:* Fredrikshald Bay, Nunavut, Canada* Fredrikshald, Norway, former name of the town of Halden...

 (now Halden

Halden

is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...

), in Østfold

Østfold

is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

 County, Norway. Her parents were Hans Holst Schytte (1815-1893) and Anne Marie Faye (1828-1872). Caroline Schytte was born into the family of a wealthy merchant, in a home marked by cultural interests.

She was married to Svend Holst Jensen (1846–1908), a clergyman in the Church of Norway

Church of Norway

The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...

. The newly married couple settled first in Leith

Leith

-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....

 in Scotland

Scotland

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, later in London, both sites associated with the Norwegian Church Abroad. After nine years abroad, the family moved back to Norway, where her husband was vicar of Høvåg

Høvåg

Høvåg is a village and former municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Lillesand in the Sørlandet region....

, later in Grimstad

Grimstad

is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Other notable places in Grimstad include Eide, Fevik, Fjære, Landvik, Prestegårdskogen, Reddal, and Roresanden.It is...

.

Schytte Caroline Jensen was known in particular for her children's songs. She wrote about 200 songs for children. Among her most popular songs are Ride ride ranke and Venter på far. She was also an accomplished writer. Her contributions on various topics for magazines and newspapers had a large readership, especially among women.

She was the mother of four children including Norwegian author, Gabriel Scott

Gabriel Scott

Gabriel Scott was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer.-Personal life:Gabriel Scott Jensen was born in Leith in Scotland as the son of sailors' priest Svend Holst Jensen and his wife writer and composer Caroline Mathilde Schytte...

. She died in Oslo at 87 year of age.

Selected works

• Katharina Månsdotters vaggvisa fôr konung Erik XIV, with text by Z. Topelius (1898)
• Spindersken, with text by B. Bjørnson (1895)
• Du är min ro, with text by Z. Topelius (1895)
• 12 nye Børnesange (1898)
• 12 nye Børnesange with text by S. Holst Jensen (1901)
• 12 nye Børnesange (1902)
• Blomster-Eventyr, with text by G. Scott (1904)
• Jesu Hender og mine, with text by C. G. Gordon (1913)
• Getsemane, with text by O. T. Moe (1915)
• Juleklapp, siste hilsen til Norges barn (1929)