Irma Ingertha Gram Explained

Irma Ingertha Gram (née Schram; 21 December 1873 – 22 November 1945) was a Norwegian art historian.

Personal life

She was born in Kristiania^[1] as a daughter of Thomas Andreas Schram (1835–1890) and Mathilde Just (1850–1901). She was a sister of businessperson Jacob Schram and physician Thomas Schram, and thus sister-in-law of Constance Wiel Schram.

In September 1907 she married physician Harald Mathias "Mads" Gram, a son of Jens Gram and maternal grandson of P. A. Munch.^{[2] [3] [4]} Her older sister Elisabeth had already married Mads' brother Johan Fredrik Gram.^[5]

Mads and Irma's son Peder "Per" Gram became a barrister and married alpine skier Johanne "Hannemor" Dybwad, a daughter of Niels Juell Dybwad and granddaughter of Johanne Dybwad. They had the daughter Kari Garmann.^{[6] [7]}

Career

As an art historian, Gram published books on ancient bobbin lace; De gamle kniplingers historie (1921), and a book on etiquette; Litt om skikk og bruk før og nu (1929).^[1] She was employed at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History from 1903 to 1907.^[8] She also profiled several royals for a Norwegian audience, in Dronning Christina av Sverige (1924, about Christina I of Sweden), and Catharina av Medici (1927, about Catherine de' Medici).^{[1] [9]} She also contributed to the press and to Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio.

She was also a board member of Læseforening for kvinder from 1921.^[8] She died in November 1945.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Irma Ingertha Gram. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 1 July 2012.
2. Encyclopedia: Gram, Harald Mathias (Mads). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Aschehoug. Oslo. Bull, Edvard . Edvard Bull, Sr. . . 1st. F. G.. Gade. Fredrik Georg Gade. 1929. 4. 545–546. Norwegian.
3. Encyclopedia: Gram, Jens. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Aschehoug. Oslo. Bull, Edvard . Edvard Bull, Sr. . Jansen, Einar. 1st. S. C.. Hammer. Simon Christian Hammer. 1929. 4. 543. Norwegian.
4. Encyclopedia: Gram – slekt etter Mads Nielsen Gram. Store norske leksikon. Terje. Bratberg. Terje Bratberg. Norwegian. 1 July 2012.
5. Encyclopedia: Gram, Johan Fredrik. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Aschehoug. Oslo. Bull, Edvard . Edvard Bull, Sr. . . 1st. Odd. Hassel. Odd Hassel. 1929. 4. 544. Norwegian.
6. Encyclopedia: 1973. Gram, Peder. Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 184. Norwegian. 21 June 2012.
7. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dy/johanne-dybwad-1.html Johanne Dybwad's profile at Sports Reference.com
8. Encyclopedia: 1930. Gram, Irma Ingertha. Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn . Aschehoug. Oslo. 144. Norwegian. 1 July 2012.
9. https://runeberg.org/aschehoug/2-sup/0190.html Aschehougs konversationsleksikon
10. Encyclopedia: 1948. Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1938 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum. Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 603. Norwegian. 21 June 2012.