Signe Hornborg

Signe Hornborg
Signe Hornborg
Born	8 November 1862; Turku, Finland
Died	6 December 1916 (aged 54); Helsinki

Signe Ida Katarina Hornborg (8 November 1862, Turku – 6 December 1916, Helsinki) was a Finnish architect. Upon her reception of her architectural diploma in 1890, she became the first official female architect in the world.^[1]

^ "WOMEN AND EQUALITY IN ARCHITECTURE: AN ANGLO-FRENCH COMPARATIVE STUDY" (PDF).

[1] "WOMEN AND EQUALITY IN ARCHITECTURE: AN ANGLO-FRENCH COMPARATIVE STUDY" (PDF).

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Signe Hornborg

Born	8 November 1862 Turku, Finland
Died	6 December 1916 (1916-12-07) (aged 54) Helsinki