Louise Veltin

Louise Veltin (January 8, 1856 - January 7, 1934) was the principal of the Veltin School for Girls in New York.[1]

She was born in Paris on January 8, 1856; her parents were Captain Christian Veltin and Henriette de Launay Veltin. Her father died fighting Indians in New Mexico.[1]

In 1886 she started the Veltin School for Girls, at 175 West 73rd St in New York; she moved it to 160 West 74th Street in 1892, where it stayed until it closed in 1924.[1][2]

She was awarded the Medaille de la Reconnaissance Francaise for her relief work in World War I.[1]

References
  1. "LOUISE VELTIN DIES; GIRLS' SCHOOL HEAD; For 37 Years She Conducted an Educational Institution in New York". The New York Times. January 8, 1934. p. 17. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  2. Harback, Barbara; Touliatos-Banker, Diane H.; Touliatos-Miles, Diane (2010). Women in the arts: eccentric essays in music, visual arts and literature. Cambridge Scholars. p. 64. ISBN 9781443816724. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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