Emilie Louise Michaelis (1834–1904)[1] was a German-born pioneer of the kindergarten system in England, and a translator, editor, and promoter of Froebel's writings.

[5] Emilie Michaelis was born in Thuringia, Kingdom of Prussia, and was a pupil of Bertha von Marenholtz-Bülow, who had herself been a student of Friedrich Fröbel.

[2] In 1875, she was a founding member of the Froebel Society of London, on a committee which included Emily Shirreff, Maria Georgina Grey, Frances Buss, Beata Doreck, and Adelaide Manning.

[2] The Froebel Educational Institute, on Talgarth Road, West Kensington, officially opened on 20 September 1894.

[9] Following Michaelis's retirement, she continued to actively promote the values of Froebelian education, lecturing and examining widely.