Sofie Schjøtt Explained

Sofie Schjøtt
Birth Date:11 August 1871
Birth Place:Aker, Norway
Death Place:Oslo
Nationality:Norwegian
Parents:Peter Olrog Schjøtt
Mathilde Schjøtt
Relatives:Bernhard Dunker (grandfather)
Conradine Birgitte Dunker (great-grandmother)
Steinar Schjøtt (uncle)
Ole Hersted Schjøtt (grandfather)
Occupation:Jurist

Sofie Schjøtt (11 August 1871  - 20 January 1950) was a Norwegian jurist.

Early life

She was born in Aker to Peter Olrog Schjøtt and Mathilde Dunker. She was a granddaughter of Bernhard Dunker, and a great-granddaughter of Conradine Birgitte Dunker.

Career

Schjøtt was among the first female jurists in Norway. She had a long career in the Ministry of Defence, and was later a judge in Oslo.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sofie Schjøtt . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Thordis . Støren . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 15 February 2016.
  2. Encyclopedia: Sofie Schjøtt . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 15 February 2016.