Two Funerals

Arild Stubhaug ()
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Arild Stubhaug: University of Oslo, Department of Mathematics

A chapter in Gösta Mittag-Leffler, 2010, pp 471-478 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract At his home in Djursholm, Mittag-Leffler now had two secretaries: Hilda Andersson and Maria Liljeblad – “my two girls,” as he liked to call them. Miss Liljeblad made clean copies of letter, took care of the mail, walked the dog, read to old Gustava, and helped her with her embroidery. She was good-natured and diligent, with a good head on her shoulders. “I wish I had such a daughter,” Mittag-Leffler noted a short time after the 21-year-old entered the household. In the beginning she occasionally assisted a hired librarian, but eventually she took over the work in the library. Hilda Andersson was a few years older than Maria, and she acted as the office manager. According to Mittag-Leffler, she was clever and energetic, but not always reliable when it came to showing up at the agreed time. In spite of this, he never considered firing her. Miss Andersson provided invaluable help with all of his business dealings, and gradually she was granted broad powers to act on Mittag-Leffler’s behalf. In addition to the two secretaries, there were six other servants who were part of the household.

Keywords: Foreign Minister; Broad Power; Helen Parr; Agreed Time; Good Head (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11672-8_58

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