[1] Elise Sofie Aars was born in Lier Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.
She was the daughter of priest and politician Nils Fredrik Julius Aars (1807–65) and Sofie Elisabeth Stabel (1813–86).
[1][2][3] During the 1870s, Aubert delivered short stories, articles, and serials to newspapers, signing with the pseudonyms "Tante Dorthe" or "E-e".
Aubert published the memoir Fra de gamle Prestegaarde (From the Old Vicarages) in 1902.
Elise Auberts Ungdomsbreve og Dagbøker) were edited and published in 1921 by her daughter, Sofie Lindbæk.