Cläre Greverus Mjøen

Cläre Grevérus Mjøen (, 5 June 1874 – 18 April 1963) was a German and Norwegian translator, women's rights activist and eugenicist.

Early life Mjøen was born in Magdeburg, then part of the Kingdom of Prussia, in 1874. Her father Rudolph Berndt was the director of the German insurance company Magdeburger Feuerversicherungs-Gesellschaft and her mother was Emilie Grevérus. She was educated in languages, art history, singing and piano at a school for girls in Switzerland.

Marriage Mjøen married pharmacist and “race biologist” Jon Alfred Mjøen in Magdeburg in 1896. She moved to Christiania, Norway in 1898 and the couple had six children together, five of whom became actors.

Career

Mjøen translated literature from Norwegian to German. Her translations included Knut Hamsun's travel writing and short stories, along with works by Andreas Aubert, Bjørnson, Georg Brandes, Nordahl Grieg, Barbra Ring, Gunnar Larsen, Wilhelm Keilhau, Kristian Schjelderup and Herman Wildenvey. She supported the recognition of illegitimate children's rights, feeling that this improved the position of single mothers and their children.

Death Mjøen died in 1963 in Vestre Aker, Oslo, Norway.