Irma Ingertha Gram (née Schram; 21 December 1873 – 22 November 1945) was a Norwegian art historian.

Personal life

She was born in

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as a daughter of Thomas Andreas Schram (1835–1890) and Mathilde Just (1850–1901). She was a sister of businessperson Jacob Schram and physician Thomas Schram, and thus sister-in-law of

Constance Wiel Schram Constance Wiel Schram (née Nygaard; 27 September 1890, Oslo, 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 ...

. In September 1907 she married physician Harald Mathias "Mads" Gram, a son of

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and maternal grandson of

P. A. Munch Peter Andreas Munch (15 December 1810 – 25 May 1863), usually known as P. A. Munch, was a Norwegian historian, known for his work on the medieval history of Norway. Munch's scholarship included Norwegian archaeology, geography, ethnography, ...

. Her older sister Elisabeth had already married Mads' brother Johan Fredrik Gram. Mads and Irma's son Peder "Per" Gram became a barrister and married alpine skier Johanne "Hannemor" Dybwad, a daughter of

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and granddaughter of

Johanne Dybwad Johanne Dybwad (née Juell; 2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century. Early and personal life Johanne was born in Oslo, Christiani ...

. They had the daughter

Kari Garmann Kari Garmann (née Gram; born 16 June 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was born in Oslo as a daughter of barrister Peder "Per" Gram and alpine skier Johanne "Hannemor" Gram, née Dybwad. Her paternal grandparent ...

Career

As an art historian, Gram published books on ancient

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; ''De gamle kniplingers historie'' (1921), and a book on etiquette; ''Litt om skikk og bruk før og nu'' (1929). She was employed at the

Norwegian Museum of Cultural History Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), at Bygdøy, Oslo, Norway, is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections of artifacts from all social groups and all regions of the country. It also incorporates a large open ...

from 1903 to 1907. She also profiled several royals for a Norwegian audience, in ''Dronning Christina av Sverige'' (1924, about

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), and ''Catharina av Medici'' (1927, about

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). She also contributed to the press and to Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio. She was also a board member of ''Læseforening for kvinder'' from 1921. She died in November 1945.

References

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