Olga Gustava Herlin | |
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Born | 3 February 1875 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | Stockholm, Sweden |
Burial place | 24 April 1965 |
Occupation | Engraver |
Known for | First Swedish female engraver |
Olga Gustava Herlin (3 February 1875 in Stockholm – 24 April 1965 in Stockholm) was Sweden's first female engraver. She introduced new working methods and served for nearly 50 years at the Swedish Kingdom's general mapping service and its predecessors. She was the first woman to be elected to the Swedish Cartographic Society in 1920.[1]