Gerda Axelina Johanna Boëthius (10 August 1890, Uppsala — 19 August 1961, Mora) was a Swedish art historian, museum curator and journal editor who took a special interest in timber buildings. She taught at Uppsala University from 1921, receiving the title of professor in 1938. Remembered in particular for her biographies of the artist Anders Zorn, she was curator of the Zorn Museum in Mora until 1957 and edited the journal Hemslöjden (Homecrafts) from 1933 to 1059. She was honoured with the Illis quorum medial in 1950.
Boëthius, Gerda (1890 - 1961) [sv]
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Gerda Boëthius was the first woman to gain her doctorate in art history in Sweden. She defended her thesis in 1921 at Stockholm College. She was the first director of Zorngården, started the journal *Hemslöjden*, and was awarded the title of Professor.
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Boëthius, Gerda
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Gerda Boëthius was the first woman to gain her doctorate in art history in Sweden. She defended her thesis in 1921 at Stockholm College. She was the first director of Zorngården, started the journal *Hemslöjden*, and was awarded the title of Professor.
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Gerda Boëthius var den första kvinnliga doktorn i konstvetenskap i Sverige, när hon disputerade 1921 vid Stockholms högskola. Hon blev den första chefen för Zorngården, startade tidskriften *Hemslöjden* och fick professors titel.
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19/08/1961
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