Hilchen Sommerschild

Hilchen Sommerschild (1756 - 6 November 1831), was a Norwegian teacher.

She is referred to as the first academic professional teacher of her sex in Norway.

[1] Hilchen Sommerschild was born to sea captain Job Thode (1720–66) and Inger Marie Gram (1725–82) and married in 1790 to sea captain Peter Henrich Sommerschild (1754–1798).

In 1799, she was employed as a teacher for the female students at the first Realschule in Norway: Trondhjems borgerlige Realskole.

Her subjects were music, singing and languages: she was also expected to tend to household tasks, and order in school and to always be present to supervise the female students whether in class or on the breaks.