Marie Mørk

Anna Marie Frederikke Mørk (14 April 1861, Copenhagen—30 May 1944, Hillerød) was a Danish schoolteacher who is remembered for establishing a girls school in Hillerød in 1895. With the assistance of her sisters, she ran the school for over 40 years, introducing innovative pedagogical ideas. For her efforts, in 1920, she was honoured with the Golden Medal of Merit. The school continues to operate as a private school today.

Early life and education Born in Copenhagen on 14 April 1861, Anna Marie Frederikke Mørk (at baptism Mørch) was the daughter of the municipal road inspector Niels Peter Severin Mørch (1830–1911) and his wife Elsebeth Jacobine Elise née Pingel (1836–1911). In view of the poor school facilities available at the time, she was privately tutored in an untraditional but inspiring manner by the parish priest C. Hostrop together with some of her siblings and the priest's own children. She later attended N. Zahle's School in Copenhagen, obtaining a diploma as a schoolteacher when she was 24. As her interest grew in women's interests, in 1892 she served as a member of the common management board of the Danish Women's Society.

Marie Mørk died on 30 May 1944 in Hillerød where she is buried.

Awards For her contribution to Danish education, in 1920 Marie Mørk was honoured with the Golden Medal of Merit.