Caroline Wichern (12 September 1836 – 7 May 1906) [1] was a German music educator and composer.
Caroline Wichern was the eldest daughter of the Protestant theologian and social reformer Johann Hinrich Wichern. She wrote and published songs including a collection of Christmas songs, [2] and was associated with Johannes Brahms. She worked until 1895 as a music teacher at Ellerslie College in Manchester, a school for kindergarten teachers. [3] [4] She was instrumental in popularizing the Christmas song " Stille Nacht" in England. [1] [3]