Sophia Wilkens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sophia Wilkens

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1817

Place of Birth: Kristianstad, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1889

Profession: philanthropist, drawer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sofia Charlotta Wilkens née Thomée (December 14, 1817 – March 22, 1889) was a Swedish pedagogue.
She is counted as a pioneer in the education of students with Intellectual disability, as well as deaf and mute students.
She founded the Deaf and Mute Institute in Karlskrona, a combined orphanage, training school and working home for pupils with physical and intellectual disabilities, and was its manager from 1859-1877.