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Constance Wiel Schram
Constance Wiel Schram (née Nygaard; 27 September 1890, Christiania – 18 September 1955, Oslo) was a Norwegian writer and translator. She was the daughter of William Martin Nygaard (1865–1912) and Constance Wiel (1866–1931). Constance was the eldest of seven siblings, one of her brothers was the publisher, Mads Wiel Nygaard . She married Finn Thomas Andreas Schram on 26 Jul 1912, and they had a son, Andreas. Partial works History and biographies * ''Norske Kvinners Sanitetsforening. Tiden og menneskene som skapte den. Vekst og virke i femti år. 1896-1946'' ("Norwegian Women's Public Health Association. The time and the people who created it. Growth and work in fifty years. 1896-1946"), Oslo 1946 * ''Florence Nightingale'', Oslo 1938 * ''Keiserarven. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte'', Oslo 1926 * ''Dronning Victoria. En Livsskildring'', Kristiania 1922 * ''Otto v, Bismarck. En livsskidring'', Kristiania 1916 Children's books * ''Truls på Lofoten'' 1927 * ''Truls og Inger og dyr ...
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Constance Wiel Nygaard Schram, 1934
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