Sofie Borchgrevink
Sofie Borchgrevink | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sofie Augusta Pauline Klouman 26 September 1846 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 5 December 1911 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Relatives | Stian Finne-Grønn (son-in-law) |
| Awards | King's Medal of Merit[1] |
Sofie Augusta Pauline Borchgrevink (26 September 1846 – 5 December 1911) was a Norwegian educator.
Personal life
Born in Christiania on 26 September 1846, Borchgrevink was a daughter of Major General Fredrik Laurentius Klouman and Wilhelmine Kristine Juell.[1] In 1869 she married Hans Fredrik Leganger Borchgrevink.[2] Their daughter Margrethe married museologist Stian Finne-Grønn.[3]
Career
Borchgrevink graduated from teachers' college in 1878, and worked as a teacher at Gjertsens Skole in Kristiania.[2] She served as principal at Kristiania kvinnelige industriskole from 1888 to 1911.[4] Taking part in local politics, she was elected member of the city council of Kristiania for the period 1902 to 1905.[2]
She was a board member of Den norske Husflidsforening from 1898 to 1911, and of the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design from 1902 to 1911.[2] Borchgrevink died in Kristiania on 5 December 1911.[4]
References
- ^ Hvem er Hvem?Haandbog over samtidige norske mænd og kvinder (in Norwegian) (1 ed.). Kristiania: Aschehoug. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Eggen, Thove Hov. "Sofie Borchgrevink". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
Further reading
- Bugge; Engelstad; Kvaal (1950). Statens kvinnelige industriskole 1875–1950.
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