Anna Heikel
Anna Charlotta Heikel (2 February 1838 – 3 April 1907) was a Finland-Swedish teacher and director of the School for the Deaf in Jakobstad, Finland, from 1878 to 1898. She was a temperance activist as well as a pioneer of the Baptist movement in Finland and early Sunday school founder.
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Anna Heikel, 20 August 1877 Credit: Daniel Nyblin | |
| Born | 2 February 1838 Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 April 1907 (aged 69) Jakobstad, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | Education of the deaf, contributions to the Baptist church in Finland, founding an early Sunday school, temperance work |
| Movement | Baptist, temperance movement |
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