Elsa Thulin

[1] Thulin went to Wallinska skolan in Stockholm and studied English, German and the Romance languages at Uppsala University, earning her bachelor's degree in 1908.

She also translated Norwegian (Trygve Gulbranssen, Sigrid Boo), Danish (Ingrid Møller, William Heinesen) and Italian (Luigi Pirandello) authors.

[1][2] She was also a journalist and debater who distinguished herself during World War II by taking a strong anti-Nazi stance.

[2][3] For her contribution to popularizing French culture in Sweden, Thulin was awarded the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the Legion of Honour.

The French daily newspaper Le Figaro paid tribute in an obituary after her death.