Evelina Fahnehjelm | |
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Born | Evelina Wilhelmina Fahnehjelm 25 April 1839 |
Died | 23 September 1898 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 59)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Educator |
Evelina Wilhelmina Fahnehjelm (25 April 1838 – 23 September 1898) was a Swedish educator. She served as the principal of the Wallinska skolan, one of the first schools in Sweden to offer academic secondary education to females, and was credited in introducing progressive reforms to the school education. She was awarded the Swedish royal medal Illis quorum, for her significant contributions in the field of female education.