Jully Ramsay | |
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Born | Julia Maria Ekström 5 August 1865 [1] |
Died | 24 March 1919[1] | (aged 53)
Occupation(s) | Historian, genealogist |
Notable work | Frälsesläkter i Finland intill stora ofreden (1909-1916) |
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Julia ”Jully” Ramsay ( née Ekström; 1865—1919) was a Finnish historian and genealogist. [2]
Ramsay 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]
Julia 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]