Lotten af Edholm
Swedish composer
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| Intro | Swedish composer | ||||
| Places | Sweden | ||||
| was | Musician Composer | ||||
| Work field | Music | ||||
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| Birth | 18 April 1839 | ||||
| Death | 12 July 1930 (aged 91 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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Lovisa Christina Charlotta "Lotten" Edholm or af Edholm, née von Heijne (18 April 1839 - 12 July 1930) was a Swedish composer and a pioneer within the Swedish Red Cross.
She was born to the nobleman Georg Fredrik von Heijne-Lillienberg and Juliana Charlotta Silfverstolpe, and married Edvard Edholm (1831-1913), physician to the king, in 1867. She served as hovfröken (maid of honour) to the queen dowager Josephine in 1865-67.
Lotten Edholm initiated the participation of women in Sweden in the Swedish Red Cross and served as chair of the women's section of the Swedish Red Cross in 1865-1906. She also started a cooking school in Stockholm. Lotten Edholm was also active as a composer and composed piano music for private use in high society life.
In 1919, she published her memoirs, Från barndom till ålderdom (From Childhood to Old Age).