Louisa Lumsden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louisa Lumsden

British educator and lacrosse player

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1840

Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jan-1935

Profession: teacher, head teacher, principal

Nationality: Scotland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Dame Louisa Innes Lumsden (31 December 1840 – 2 January 1935) born in Aberdeen, Scotland, was a pioneer of female education.
Louisa Lumsden was a student and a tutor in classics at Girton College, Cambridge, the first Headmistress of St Leonards School, Fife, and the first warden of University Hall, University of St Andrews.
She is credited with introducing lacrosse to St Leonards School.