About Thorborg Rappe
Lived 1832 – 1902 (aged 69). Thorborg Rappe was a Swedish teacher and educator.
Thorborg Ragnhild Rappe (4 October 1832 – 18 September 1902), was a Swedish pedagogue and Baroness. Alongside Emanuella Carlbeck, she is counted as a pioneer in the education of students with intellectual disability in Sweden, and she represented her country at the 1893 Congress of Women in Chicago.
Thorborg Rappe died in 1902 and was buried at Nättraby cemetery.
Selected works Några råd och anvisningar vid sinnesslöa barns (idioters) vård. Uppfostran och undervisning (1903, in German 1904) Arbetshemmet för qvinliga idioter. Utkast (1892) En studieresa. Berättelse (1888)
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Who was Thorborg Rappe?
Swedish pedagogue
When was Thorborg Rappe born?
Thorborg Rappe was born on 4 October 1832 in Nättraby church parish.
When did Thorborg Rappe die?
Thorborg Rappe died on 18 September 1902 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
What was Thorborg Rappe's occupation?
Thorborg Rappe was a teacher and educator.
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Thorborg Rappe was Swedish.
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