Sophie Mannerheim
Eva Charlotta Lovisa Sofia (Sophie) Mannerheim (born December 21, 1863 in Askainen , † January 9, 1928 in Helsinki ) was a Finnish countess and nurse.
Sophie Mannerheim was a daughter of Count Carl Robert Mannerheim (1835–1914) and his first wife Hélène von Julin (1842–1881). She was a sister of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim and Eva Mannerheim-Sparre .
Sophie Mannerheim worked in banking for six years before she married Chamberlain Hjalmar Linder (1862–1921) in 1896, from whom she separated, however, three years later. She then went to the Nightingale School of Nursing founded by Florence Nightingale in London , where she took her exam in 1902. In September 1904, Sophie Mannerheim became head nurse at the Helsinki Surgical Hospital. From 1905 to 1926 she was President of the Nurses Association of Finland. From 1922 to 1925 she was also a member of the International Council of Nurses . With the Finnish pediatrician Arvo Ylppö she founded a hospital and the Mannerheim Children's Fund (Mannerheimin Lastensuojeluliitto) in Helsinki.
In 2013 Finland issued a € 10 commemorative coin in honor of Sophie Mannerheim.
The Mannerheim siblings (around 1880), seated in the middle: Sophie
Grave of Sophie Mannerheim in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki
Fonts
- Ur en sjuksköterskas värld . Helsinki 1920
- Väinö: ett livsöde . Stockholm 1926
literature
- Tyyni Tuulio: Friherrinnan Sophie Mannerheim ,omanniskan och livsgärningen . Helsinki 1948
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mannerheim, Sophie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mannerheim, Eva Charlotta Lovisa Sofia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish countess and nurse |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ascains |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1928 |
| Place of death | Helsinki |