Emma Hørup

Emma Augusta Hørup née Holmsted (1836, Copenhagen – 1923, Copenhagen) was a Danish schoolteacher, journalist and member of the Danish Women's Society. She served as deputy head of the girls' department at De forenede Kirkeskoler (The United Church Schools). Hørup helped to improve education for girls and had needlework included in the curriculum. In 1868 she married her younger cousin Viggo Hørup, later contributing articles to his successful newspaper Politiken. Their daughter Ellen Hørup became a successful writer and peace activist.

Early life and education Born in Copenhagen on 3 August 1838, Emma Augusta Holmsted was the daughter of the gymnastics teacher Jonas Ferdinand Holmsted (1810–66) and his wife Amalie Drachmann (1802–78). She was the third of the family's five children. After attending N. Zahle's School, she spent a few years with various families working as a private tutor. She then continued her education by taking private teacher training lessons with Nicolai Femmer, Annestine Beyer and Gotfred Bohn who later established the women's teacher training college Femmers Kvindeseminarium. She was one of the first women to qualify as a private school teacher after passing the examination with top marks in 1860.

On 18 July 1968, she married her five-year younger cousin, Viggo Høreup, who had just graduated as a lawyer.