Short Name: | Birgitte K. Boye |
Full Name: | Boye, Birgitte K. (Katerine) 1742-1824 |
Birth Year: | 1742 |
Death Year: | 1824 |
Birgitte was born on March 7, 1742, in Gentofte, Denmark. She was the daughter of Jens Johansen. Boye married a supreme court judge in Copenhagen, Denmark. She found time to study German, French and English and translated hymns into Danish from these languages. As a hymnist, she was involved with Guldbergs og Harboes Psalmebog (Ove Guldberg’s and Ludvig Harboe’s Psalter), to which she contributed 146 hymns. She also produced "national dramatic writing." She died on October 17, 1824.
Sources: Julian, p. 1001 & Stulken, p. 145
Texts by Birgitte K. Boye (28) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
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Dit ord, o Gud, sum duggen kvæger | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 1 |
Hvor blev Guds Jord et deiligt Sted | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 1 |
Forsøm ei Herrens Menighed | Birgitte K. Boye (Translator) | Norwegian | 2 |
Laŭ Via vort' kreiĝis am' | Birgitte Cathrine Boye, 1742-1824 (Author) | 2 | |
Nakambanao, ry Tompo o! | Brigitte C. Boye (Author) | Malagasy | 2 |
Our Lord is risen from the dead, And rays of glory crown His head | Birgitte Katerine Boye (Author) | English | 2 |
Ry Lela afo Masina | Brigitte C. Boyce (Author) | Malagasy | 2 |
With a great and precious price | Birgitte Katerine Boye (Author) | 2 | |
Der staar en Mand og takker Gud | Birgitte Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 3 |
Det er fuldbragt | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 3 |
Forsøm dog ei din Salighed | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 3 |
Jeg er frelst og dyrekjøbt | Birgitte Boye (Translator) | Norwegian | 3 |
Jeg har af Hjertens Grund afsagt | Birgitte K. Boye (Translator) | Norwegian | 3 |
Den Helt, som knuste Dødens Magt | Birgitte Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 4 |
Her, uden Sky og Skygge | Birgitte Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 4 |
Holy Spirit, God of love, Who our night dost brighten | Birgitte Katerine Boye (Author) | English | 4 |
Jesus staar og rækker Hænder | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 4 |
Se, jeg er med blandt deres Tal | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 4 |
De knælede med ja mod ja | Birgitte Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 5 |
Den tröst er stor | Birgitte Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 5 |
Du ledte frem ved Almagts Bud | Birg. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 5 |
Jesus græd, fald paa mit hjerte | Birgitte Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 5 |
Han er opstanden, store bud | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 6 |
O Light of God's most wondrous love | Birgitte K. Boye (Author) | English | 6 |
O Lue fra Guds kjærlighed | Birgitte Katr. Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 6 |
Os er idag en Frelser fødd | Birgitte Boye (Author) | Norwegian | 8 |
He is arisen! Glorious Word! | Brigitte Katerine Boye, 1742-1824 (Author) | English | 17 |
Rejoice, rejoice this happy morn | B. K. Boye, 1742-1824 (Author) | English | 17 |