Emily Nonnen

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Emily Nonnen (22 February 1812 — 19 January 1905) was a British-Swedish writer, translator and artist.

Biography

Emily Nonnen was born 22 February 1812, London, Great Britain.^[1] She was the sister of Mary, Charlotte, Ann and Edward Nonnen. She moved to her maternal uncle in Sweden from Great Britain as a child. She was educated at the Societetsskolan.

She wrote novels for young adults and translated English literature to Swedish, among them

She died 19 January 1905, in Gothenburg, Sweden.^[2]

Legacy

The Nonnensgatan (Nonnenstreet) in Bö in Gothenburg was named after the Nonnen sisters in 1944.

References

Bibliography

• Nonnen, Emily; Holmgren, Greta, ed. (2008). Systrarna på Liseberg: anteckningar ur familjen Nonnens brev och dagböcker. [New edition.] Göteborg: Kabusa. Libris 10602400.
  ISBN 978-91-7355-047-5
  (inb.)

• Emily Nonnen at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon

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