About Mina Thiis
Lived 1871 – 1965 (aged 94). Mina Thiis was a Norwegian cook, writer and cookbook writer.
Mina Thiis (3 January 1871, Fredrikstad – 28 January 1965 ) was a Norwegian cook and cookbook writer.
After attending school in the Netherlands, Scotland and France, she worked for ten years as a teacher at the Berles girls school (established 1894) from 1908 to 1918, after which she started her own Mina Thiis' household school in Inkognitogata (Oslo). She ran this until around 1930 when others took over and she herself devoted herself to writing the four cookbooks that were first published in 1932.
She was the daughter of Jens Schanche Thiis (1825–1908) and Hanna Cassandra Finne (1841–1933).
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Who was Mina Thiis?
Norwegian houshold teacher and cookbook writer (1871–1965)
When was Mina Thiis born?
Mina Thiis was born on 3 January 1871 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
When did Mina Thiis die?
Mina Thiis died on 28 January 1965 in Oslo.
What was Mina Thiis's occupation?
Mina Thiis was a cook, writer and cookbook writer.
What nationality was Mina Thiis?
Mina Thiis was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mina Thiis. https://biography.guide/mina-thiis/
MLA: "Mina Thiis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mina-thiis/.
Chicago: "Mina Thiis." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mina-thiis/.
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