Julia ”Jully” Ramsay (née Ekström; 1865—1919) was a Finnish historian and genealogist.[2]
Jully Ramsay | |
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| Born | Julia Maria Ekström 5 August 1865[1] |
| Died | 24 March 1919 (aged 53)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, genealogist |
| Notable work | Frälsesläkter i Finland intill stora ofreden (1909-1916) |
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Career
editRamsay is notable not only as the first woman genealogist in Finland, but also as a pioneer of Finnish genealogy in general.[2]
She is best remembered for her monumental four-part work, Frälsesläkter i Finland intill stora ofreden (lit. 'Noble families in Finland before the Great Wrath'), published 1909—1916, and based on her extensive archive research over many years.[1]
She also published a personal history collectionSkuggor vid vägen (lit. 'Shadows by the roadside') (1917) about 16th and 17th century events and people of Finland.[3]
Ramsay was the first woman to be bestowed an honorary membership of the Genealogical Society of Finland, more than half a century before the next woman was granted the same honour.[2]
She was also active in many other areas of society, including education and a deaf charity.[3]
Personal life
editJulia Maria Ekström was born to an upper middle class family; her parents were the military engineering officer Carl August Ekström and Alexandrine née Hackman, of the Hackman industrial family.[3]
She married, at age 18, the mathematician and finance executive, later Minister of Finance, August Ramsay, of the noble Ramsay family; the couple had five children, including the economist and politician Henrik Ramsay.[3]
She died at the relatively young age of 53, following a long illness.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ramsay, Julia (Jully)". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ramsay, Jully (1865-1919)". Kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "RAMSAY, Jully". BLF.fi (in Swedish). Bibliografiska Lexikon för Finland.
External links
edit- Obituary in Suomen Nainen (12 April 1919, issue 14, p. 220; in Finnish)
