death_date birth_place pseudonym nationality notableworks birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
19 february 1716 bergen , norway `` bergens debora '' norwegian '' siælens sang-offer '' 16 january 1634 ambrosius hardenbeck dorothe.gif dorothe engelbretsdatter
 dorothe engelbretsdatter poet and hymn writer
dorothe engelbretsdatter

dorothe engelbretsdatter -lrb- 16 january 1634 -- 19 february 1716 -rrb- was a norwegian author .
she principally wrote hymns and poems which were strongly religious .
she has been characterized as norway 's first recognized female author as well as norway 's first feminist before feminism became a recognized concept .
