Emma Gad

Emma Gad (January 21, 1852 - January 8, 1921), born Emma Halkier, was a Danish writer and socialite who wrote plays and books that were often satirical. Although she was a prolific writer, many of her works fell into obscurity after her death. One work that remained popular was Takt og Tone, a book of etiquette she wrote in old age.[1]

Emma Gad
BornEmma Halkier
(1852-01-21)January 21, 1852
Copenhagen
DiedJanuary 8, 1921(1921-01-08) (aged 68)
Copenhagen
Resting placeCemetery of Holmen
OccupationWriter
LanguageDanish
NationalityDanish
SpouseNicolas Urban Gad
ChildrenPeter Urban Gad, Henry Urban Gad

She received a gold Medal of Merit in 1905. Today her plays are preserved in Denmark's Royal Library.

Biography
Gravestone of Emma and Nicolas Gad in Copenhagen

Gad grew up in a relatively affluent home in Copenhagen. Her father and uncle were the owners of the trading house G. Halkier & Co..[2] She received a good education for a woman at the time and married Nicolas Urban Gad, a rear admiral, in 1872. They had two sons: Henry and Peter Urban Gad, who later became a filmmaker. She was a member of many trade unions and women's societies in Copenhagen,[3] and her home was an important meeting place for intellectuals in Denmark at the turn of the century.[1]

In 1886 she premiered as a dramatist at the Royal Danish Theatre's Ny Scene. In the mid-1890s, she was the driving force behind the successful 1895 Copenhagen Women's Exhibition. In 1898 she co-founded the Women's Trade and Clerical Association, which was the first professional organization of women in the office.[4]

Etiquette - About Dealing with People

Gad's book Etiquette - About Dealing with People (Danish: Takt og Tone - Om Omgang med Mennesker) was published in 1918. Her oft-repeated point is that when visitation is between considerate people then "etiquette" is not necessary. It is the indifferent, selfish, or directly ruthless people that create the need for a formal etiquette.

Legacy and memorials

Emma Gads Vej, a street in Ørestad, Copenhagen, is named after her. On January 21, 2013, Google made a doodle for Emma Gad's 161st birthday, in honor of her book of etiquette.[5]

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gollark: But you also want to be able to send data up efficiently, but you're probably using much of the limited space for user data which won't get munged by recursive DNS/proxies/whatever on the session token and whatever, so now you have to deal with *that*.
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References
  1. Katharina Wilson (1991). An encyclopedia of continental women writers. 1. A - K. Garland Publishing, Incorporated. pp. 436–. ISBN 978-0-8240-8547-6. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. "Emma Gad (1852 - 1921)". kvinfo.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. Ethnologia Scandinavica. Royal Gustav Adolf Academy. 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. "Emma Gad (1852 - 1921)" (in Danish). Kvinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. "Emma Gad's 161th Birthday". www.google.com. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
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