Emilie Mechelin sibling Leo Mechelin
Early life and education
Johanna Sofia Emilie Mechelin was born to an upper-class family in Hamina, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, as the eldest of five children of Valtioneuvos ('Councillor of State') Gustaf Johan Mechelin and Amanda née Sagulin. One of Emilie's brothers is Leo Mechelin, who later became a notable economist, academic and statesman.Emilie Mechelin trained in Paris in 1865-67 and 1869-70 under leading pedagogues of the time, including Pauline Viardot. In 1873-74 she was taught in Stockholm by Signe Hebbe. She also studied for a time in Germany.
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