Ville Heise

Portrait of Vilhelmine Heise by Wilhelm Marstrand (1856)
Portrait of Vilhelmine Heise by Frans Schwartz

Vilhelmine (Ville) Heise, also Wilhelmine, née Faber, adopted maiden name Hage, (1838–1912) was a Danish philanthropist who used her inherited fortune to establish sanatoriums at Rydebäck in southern Sweden and at Snekkersten near Helsingør in Denmark. They were initially designed to help children recover from tuberculosis. At Snekkersten, she also established a home for needy officers' widows.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Om Ville Heise" (in Danish). Ville Heises Legat. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ Vammen, Tinne. "Ville Heise (1838–1912)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Hvorfor hedder vi Ville HeisePark?" (PDF) (in Danish). Ville Heise Park. Retrieved 9 November 2023.