Louise Veltin
American school principal (1856–1934)
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Louise Veltin (January 8, 1856 - January 7, 1934) was the principal of the Veltin School for Girls in New York.[1]
She was born in Paris on January 8, 1856; her parents were Captain Christian Veltin and Henriette de Launay Veltin. Her father died fighting Native Americans in New Mexico.[1]
In 1886 she started the Veltin School for Girls, at 175 West 73rd St in New York; she moved it to 160 West 74th Street in 1892, where it stayed until it closed in 1924.[1][2]
She was awarded the Medaille de la Reconnaissance Francaise for her relief work in World War I.[1]