Elisabeth Welhaven
1815–1901 (age 86)
Biography
Elisabeth Welhaven observed and chronicled everyday life with the attentive eye of a writer, collecting letters and notebooks that reveal the warmth and intellect of her circle. Her prose quietly celebrated the bonds of family and the rhythms of a nation in transition.
She was a steady source of encouragement for artists and kin, offering her hospitality and insight with equal grace, and she rests among many friends at Vår Frelsers gravlund.