Gurli Taube

1890-1980.

Librarian, author.

Gurli Taube worked as a typist at the university library, became a librarian in 1944, head librarian in 1953 and head of the maps and plans department.

Taube published a number of historical works, such as Från gångna tiders Uppsala (1950) and Ett svunnet Uppsala (1966).

Gurli Taube was also responsible for the cultural history texts in Ett bildverk om Uppsala (1954).

 

Burial site: 0217-1214

Image description: Gurli Taube when Gabriela Mistral came to visit, Uppsala 1945. Photo: Uppsala-Bild / Upplandsmuseet. [The image is cropped]
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