Before The Expedition
Anna Charlier was one out of eleven siblings and lost her parents early. She worked as a governess and met Nils Strindberg who was a houseteacher for one of the families she worked for. She played the piano; he the violin. Anna and Nils Strindberg became engaged 26 October 1896, eight months before the expedition left for Svalbard.
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