Elise Hambro Explained

Elise Hambro
Birth Date:27 August 1881
Birth Place:Bergen, Norway
Mother:Nicoline Hambro
Relatives:C. J. Hambro (brother)
Occupation:Educator

Elise Hambro (27 August 1881  - 30 August 1966) was a Norwegian educator. She is known for being the first female school principal in Norway, appointed head of Ulrike Pihl Girls School in Bergen from 1926. She was born in Bergen; the daughter of educator Edvard Isak Hambro and Nicoline Hambro, and was the sister of politician C. J. Hambro, president of the Parliament of Norway.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Elise Hambro . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 20 June 2012.
  2. Encyclopedia: Elise Hambro . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Inger Elisabeth . Haavet . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 20 June 2012.