Nicoline Weywadt facts for kids
Nicoline Marie Elise Weywadt (1848–1921) was a very important person in Iceland's history. She was the first woman in Iceland to study and work as a photographer! After she finished her studies in Copenhagen, she came back home. She helped manage the Teigarhorn farmhouse, which her father had built in Djúpavogshreppur. Nicoline even built her own special photography studio there. She worked in her studio for many years, taking amazing pictures.
Nicoline's Photography Journey
Nicoline Marie Elise Weywadt was born on February 5, 1848, in a place called Djúpivogur. She was the second oldest of 14 children! Her father, Niels Peter Emil Weywadt, was a director for a company, and her mother was Sophie Brochdorf. In 1880, Nicoline's family moved into the Teigarhorn house that her father had built.
Studying Photography
Nicoline went to Copenhagen to study photography. She also studied mineralogy, which is the study of minerals. She finished her studies in 1872. This made her the very first Icelandic woman to become a master photographer! When she returned to Iceland, she opened her own photography studio in Djúpivogur. It was the first one in all of eastern Iceland.
Running the Studio
After her father passed away in 1883, Nicoline took over the Teigarhorn property. She added a special photography workshop there. Nicoline worked as a photographer for about 30 years. She even taught her niece, Hansína Regína Björnsdóttir, how to be her assistant. Hansina later went to Copenhagen to study photography too, graduating in 1902. In 1888, Nicoline went back to Copenhagen to learn about a new way of taking pictures called dry-plate photography. Around 1903, she let Hansina take charge of the studio.
Nicoline Weywadt passed away on February 20, 1921.
