Elsa Olenius
Elsa Viktoria Olenius (September 30, 1896 – August 25, 1984) was a Swedish librarian and writer, best remembered for pioneering children's library activities and theatre with children. She was awarded a Gulliver Prize in 1981.
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Elsa Olenius (1954) | |
| Born | 30 September 1896 Bollnäs, Hälsingland, Sweden |
| Died | 25 August 1984 (aged 87) Danderyd, Sweden |
| Burial place | Norra begravningsplatsen |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian, theatre educator |
In the 1940s, she founded Barnens egen teater ('the Children's Own Theatre'), which later became Vår teater ('Our Theatre').
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