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Ingeborg Maria Sick

1858-09-11 – 1951-11-14

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Ingeborg Maria Sick, Danish nurse and writerCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

Ingeborg Maria Sick (1858–1951) was a Danish writer and philanthropist. After devoting many years to supporting philanthropic initiatives for the poor and needy, from her forties she concentrated on writing, publishing some 30 novels as well as poetry and biographies. Fangernes Ven (Friend of the Prisones, 1921), a biography of the Swedish-Finnish philanthropist Mathilda Wrede, is among her most important works. Published in translation throughout Scandinavia and Germany, her novels were widely read. Helligt Ægterskab (Holy Matrimony, 1903) appeared in no less than six editions in a single year.

Occupation & Career

nurse, philanthropist, novelist, biographer, writer

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4978460 — wikidata View source

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