Hildur Akselsson

1887-1944.

Private teacher for primary school children.

At the age of eight, Hildur Akselsson suffered from polio and, as a wheelchair user, she managed to get a good humanities education. She had no formal teacher training but had a talent for teaching children.

At the age of 19, she started a business in her parents' home at Villavägen 3 (Villa Tomtebo) that would become known as "Aunt Hildur's School" and a well-known institution in Uppsala for 37 years.

In 1913, the family moved to the corner house at Skolgatan 33 on western Strandgatan overlooking the river and "Magdeburg". Her pupils included Dag Hammarskjöld and Gunnar Weman. About Hammarskjöld, Hildur Akselsson mentioned that he had an easy time learning.

 

Burial site: 0131-1351

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