Martha Wærn
Wealthy Danish philanthropist (1741-1812) · Denmark · On the map · Business Professionals · Died at 70
Martha Wærn née Haslef, also Værn, was a wealthy Norwegian-Danish philanthropist who was born and raised in Christiania, today's Oslo.
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On her death, in accordance with her will, substantial funding was left for the establishment of a boarding school where fatherless middle-class Norwegian and Danish girls could be trained to become good housewives. Known as Det Wærnske Institut, the school opened in 1814 on Allégade in Copenhagen.
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