Kirsten Johanne Holst Høybye (18 March 1936 in Lemvig – 22 September 2008 in Vejle)[1] was a Danish author, best remembered for her book Min ven Thomas (1987), which for a period was a part of the curriculum in the Danish Primary School system.[2][3][4]

She was the daughter of Police officer Palle Høybye and Musical teacher Anne-Margrethe Thomsen, married to fellow Danish author Knud Holst. Her Daughter Hanne-Vibeke Holst is also an author.[5]

She is buried in Nørresundby.[1]

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  1. 1 2 "Kirsten Holst". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. "Forfatteren Kirsten Holst er død - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 23 September 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. Wiborg, Af: Annette. "Bruger de virkelig stadig »Zappa«? (Top 30) - Folkeskolen.dk". www.folkeskolen.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. "Kirsten Holst". Bibliografi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. "Hanne-Vibeke Holst" (in Danish). Litteratursiden. Retrieved 11 April 2025.