Agnes Fleischer
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Agnes Fleischer (6 February 1865 – 15 September 1909) was a Norwegian pioneering teacher for disabled persons. She was born on 6 February 1865, in Christiania. Her sister was Nanna Fleischer.[1] She suffered herself from a serious hip and back disease, and with help form her sister, and funds from their father, the two sisters established a school for disabled persons in 1892.[2]
The school was the basis for the institution Sophies Minde, established in 1897 from grants from King Oscar II and Queen Sophie.[3]
Agnes and Nanna Fleischer were both awarded King Oscar II's Medal in gold in 1905. Agnes died on 15 September 1909, aged 44.[2]
