Alma Söderhjelm
Alma Söderhjelm (born May 10, 1870 in Viborg , Finland , † March 16, 1949 in Stockholm ) was a Finnish historian and writer and the first female professor in Finland. She belonged to the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. From 1906 to 1926 Söderhjelm was a lecturer at the University of Helsinki and from 1927 to 1937 Professor of General History at the Åbo Akademi .
Söderhjelm's research focused on the subject of the French Revolution . She wrote her doctoral thesis (1900) on journalism during the revolution. Söderhjelm became known for her research into the friendship between Axel von Fersen and the French Queen Marie-Antoinette and especially as the editor of the Queen's secret correspondence with numerous revolutionaries.
bibliography
A selection from the extensive bibliography, which includes “academic works, collections of essays, source publications and memoirs (25 works in 34 volumes)” as well as “plays, a collection of poems, a script, five novels and eight collections of newspaper columns”.
- Sverige och den franska revolutions (2 volumes, 1920–24)
- (Ed.): Axel von Fersens Dagbok , 4 volumes, Stockholm 1925
- Den stora revolutions (2 volumes, 1927–29)
- Åbo tur och retur (A Return to Åbo), Bonniers, Stockholm, 1938
- with Carl-Fredrik Palmstierna: Oscar I , Stockholm 1944
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gender & History, Vol.10 No.1 April 1998, pp. 133–142, Solvejg Widen: "Alma Söderhjelm and Hilma Granqvist"
- ^ Women of Learning
- ↑ Biografiakeskus: Alma Söderhjelm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Söderhjelm, Alma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1949 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |