Hedvig Richert

Hedvig (Hedda) Sofia Ekman née Richert (3 July 1860 – 22 January 1929) was a Swedish writer and photographer. Married to the Swedish businessman and politician Johan Emilson Ekman, she is remembered for her detailed four-volume chronicle of the Ekman family depicting life at the turn of the 20th century. Hedda Ekman is also recognized as a highly competent photographer.

Biography Born in Gothenburg on 3 July 1860, Hedvig Sofia Richert was the daughter of Colonel Josel Gabriel Richert (1828–1895) and his wife Hedvig Magdalena née Netzel. In 1881, she married the businessman Johan Emilson Ekman (1854–1919) with whom she had six children.

After her marriage, she embarked on a detailed chronicle of the Ekman family titled Familjen Johan Ekmans Krönika published in four parts (1914, 1918–1923 and posthumously in 1979) She also wrote an account of her childhood among the prosperous citizens of Gothenburg which is stored in the city's National Resource Library for Gender Studies.

Hedvig Sofia Ekman died in Gothenburg on 22 January 1929.