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Tekla Åberg

1853 – 1922

Swedish educationalist

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Lived 1853 – 1922 (aged 68–69). Tekla Åberg was a Swedish teacher.

Tekla Åberg (26 October 1853 – 17 November 1922) was a Swedish teacher and school director. She was a pioneer for girl's education in Sweden and was the founder and director of the first grammar school for girls outside Stockholm.

Life Tekla Åberg was born into a wealthy family on 26 October 1853, in Åmål, Dalsland, Sweden. She was the daughter of mill owner Johan (Janne) Åberg, and his wife, Britta Johanna Oldenskjöld. Åberg's several siblings died in infancy, and her mother died in childbirth. Her father remarried a widow, who had five children of her own. All the children of the Åberg family were taught at home.

In 1886, at the age of 32, Åberg enrolled as a private student and graduated from college. In 1888, she took over the Fru Elise Mayers högre läroverk för flickor girls high school, and renamed it to Tekla Åbergs högre läroverk för flickor (Tekla Åberg's higher education for girls). It became the first educational institution in the country outside Stockholm where girls could matriculate.

Åberg never married. She was awarded the Illis Quorum for her outstanding contribution to Swedish society. Tekla Åberg died on 17 November 1922, of a heart attack and is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
1922, Gustav Vasa parish
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Rector
Employers
Tekla Åbergs högre läroverk för flickor
Awards
Illis quorum
Also known as
Aberg tekla

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Tekla Åberg's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Tekla Åberg?

Swedish educationalist (1853 - 1922)

When was Tekla Åberg born?

Tekla Åberg was born on 26 October 1853 in Åmåls.

When did Tekla Åberg die?

Tekla Åberg died in 1922 in Gustav Vasa parish.

What was Tekla Åberg's occupation?

Tekla Åberg was a teacher.

What nationality was Tekla Åberg?

Tekla Åberg was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tekla Åberg

· Wikidata: Q4990999

· DBpedia: Tekla Åberg

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