Erika Nissen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Erika Nissen

Norwegian musician

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1845

Place of Birth: Kongsvinger, Hedmark, Norway

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1903

Profession: pianist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Erika Nissen

  • Erika Nissen, née Lie (17 January 1845 – 27 October 1903), also known as Erika Røring Møinichen Lie Nissen, was a Norwegian pianist. She was born in Kongsvinger as the daughter of jurist Michael Strøm Lie and his wife Ingeborg Birgitte Røring Møinichen.
  • She was the sister of Thomasine Lie, who married Jonas Lie.
  • She was the niece of Erik Røring Møinichen, her mother's brother.She made her concert debut in 1866 in Berlin, and played in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Paris.
  • She retired at the end of the 1870s to work as a music teacher.
  • In 1894 she was granted an artist's scholarship by the Norwegian state.She was engaged to Rikard Nordraak for a short time.
  • In 1874 she married politician Oscar Nissen.
  • They were the parents of the pianist Karl Nissen.
  • Their marriage was dissolved in February 1895, after many years of unhappy marriage.
  • From 1892 to 1894 she had an affair with Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

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