Adèle Weman
Adéle Weman | |
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| Born | October 7, 1844 Valkeala, Finland |
| Died | September 1, 1936 (aged 91) Kimito, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Genre | Folk tale, novel, children's literature, poetry, theatre |
Adèle Wilhelmina Weman (October 7, 1844 – September 10, 1936) was a Finnish writer and educator. She wrote in Swedish under the pen names Parus Ater, Inga Storm and Zakarias.[1] She was a pioneer in the fields of youth education and the development of youth associations.[2] The daughter of Johan Wilhelm Weman, a land surveyor, and Carolina Wilhelmina Granbohm, she was born in Valkeala. In 1882, she began teaching at the college in Kimito and she retired from teaching in 1917.[3][2] Her first children's book Efter lexan följer leken: berättelser och lekar was published in Swedish in 1844 under the name Parus Ater. It was followed by Barnafröjd: versifierade lekar och berättelser in 1899. She also wrote for various newspapers and magazines and published plays and poetry.[1] Weman died in Kimito at the age of 91.[2] Her former home Villa Sagalund is preserved as part of the Sagalunds museum.[2] Parus Ater is the Latin name for the coal tit.[2]
Selected works
- En byhistorie, folk stories (as Parus Ater) (1883)
- På landsbygden, folk stories (as Parus Ater) (1885)
- Uppåt eller nedåt?, novel (as Inge Storm) (1890)
- Läsförhörskalaset i Hultnäs, play (1914)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parus, Ater". Kirjasampo.fi (in suomi).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Weman, Adéle". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in svenska).
- ↑ Schoolfield, George C (1998). A History of Finland's Literature. U of Nebraska Press. p. 395. ISBN 0803241895.
- CS1 suomi-language sources (fi)
- 1844 births
- 1936 deaths
- Writers from the Grand Duchy of Finland
- Finnish women novelists
- Finnish children's writers
- Finnish women children's writers
- Finnish women educators
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- 19th-century Finnish educators
- 20th-century Finnish educators
- 20th-century Finnish novelists
- 19th-century Finnish novelists
- 20th-century women writers
- 19th-century women writers
- Pseudonymous women writers
- 19th-century pseudonymous writers
- 20th-century pseudonymous writers