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Sofie Borchgrevink

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Sofie Borchgrevink
Born
Sofie Augusta Pauline Klouman

(1846-09-26)26 September 1846
Christiania, Norway
Died5 December 1911(1911-12-05) (aged 65)
OccupationEducator
RelativesStian Finne-Grønn (son-in-law)
AwardsKing's Medal of Merit[1]

Sofie Augusta Pauline Borchgrevink (26 September 1846 – 5 December 1911) was a Norwegian educator.

Personal life

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Brinchmann, Chr; Daae, Anders; Hammer, K.V., eds. (1912). "Borchgrevink, Sofie Augusta Pauline". Hvem er Hvem? Haandbog over samtidige norske mænd og kvinder (in Norwegian) (1 ed.). Kristiania: Aschehoug. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Eggen, Thove Hov. "Sofie Borchgrevink". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sofie Borchgrevink". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

Further reading

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  • Bugge; Engelstad; Kvaal (1950). Statens kvinnelige industriskole 1875–1950.