Emma Hørup

She served as deputy head of the girls' department at De forenede Kirkeskoler (The United Church Schools).

In 1868 she married her younger cousin Viggo Hørup, later contributing articles to his successful newspaper Politiken.

[1] After graduating, from 1861 she first taught at Sølvgades Skole but in 1864 she was appointed deputy head of the girls' department at the newly established private school on Nørregade.

[1] Unusually for the times, he moved into her apartment on Nørregade where thanks to her salary she was able to support him, Initially, as can be seen from his letters, Viggo was certainly in love with Emma.

[1] After her husband died in February 1902, Emma Hørup embarked on a long widowhood, learning Italian and entertaining old friends as well as the news ones her daughter Ellen brought home.