Elín Briem
Icelandic teacher and cookbook writer · Iceland · On the map · Writers · Lived 1856 to 1937 · aged 81
Elín Rannveig Briem was an Icelandic teacher and writer who in 1889 published one of Iceland's most popular books, Kvennafræðarinn. Principally a cookbook, it also provided advice to housewives on health, hygiene and economics.
Elín Briem is read in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 14 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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The work was based on the classes she gave to her students while headmistress of the girls college at Ytri-Ey near Skagaströnd in the north of Iceland.
Country
Iceland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1856 to 1937 · aged 81
