Chr. (Christian) Broch

Born in Christiania in 1855, Christian Fredrik Broch was a Norwegian theologian and teacher. The brief biographical record that can be confirmed describes him simply as a theologian and educator, and he died in 1889 at only 33 years old.

Broch is best known today through literary history textbooks prepared for schools, including works written with M. Seip such as Norsk literaturhistorie for gymnasiet, lærerskoler og høiere folkeskoler and Norsk og dansk litteraturhistorie for gymnasiet og pigeskolernes høiere klasser. These titles suggest the kind of work he cared about: making literature teachable and accessible for students.

Although not much detailed personal information is easy to confirm now, his surviving publications show his place in late 19th-century Norwegian education. For readers interested in authors who shaped how literature was taught, Broch offers a glimpse of the classroom world behind the books.