Kirsten Stallknecht
Danish nurse (1937–2021)
Kirsten Stallknecht (1937 – 4 May 2021) was a Danish nurse who served as President of the International Council of Nurses. She received the 2013 Christiane Reimann prize from the ICN. Stallknecht was made a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and a Knight of the 1st degree.2
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Born Jul 25, 1937, died May 4, 2021.1
About
A prize offered in her name rewards nurses who engage in free speech.
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Companies
- The Danish Nurses' OrganizationChair 1968 to 199611
Early life and education
- Date not recordedAarhus University3
Stallknecht, who was from Copenhagen, was born in 1937 and educated at Husum School. She initially worked as a nanny in Switzerland. She started her nursing education in 1956 in Holbæk and then qualified as a nurse at the Rigshospitalet in 1960. In 1965 she studied teaching and management at the Danish College of Nursing at Aarhus University.
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Career
Occupation: trade unionist, nurse, association official.5
- 1968 to 1996Chairperson, The Danish Nurses' Organization4
Stallknecht worked at the Rigshospitalet, and was elected to the executive of the Danish Nurses' Organization (DSR) in 1966. In 1967 she became Chair, following the resignation of long-time leader Maria Madsen.[DWB] Stallknecht remained the Chairperson for 28 years. During her tenure, she reorganised the professional association to also function as a nurses’ union, winning the right to dispute, and state recognition of the Nurses' Unemployment Fund. In 1980 Stallknecht established the Danish Institute for Health and Nursing Research. Stallknecht served as President of the International Council of Nurses from 1997 to 2001.
After a long illness, Stallknecht died on 4 May 2021 at the age of 83.
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Personal life
Awards
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