Rosa Nachmanson

{{Short description|Swedish philanthropist}}

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Rosalie (Rosa) Nachmanson née Davidson (20 March 1852{{Spaced en dash}}9 November 1916) was a Swedish philanthropist and charity worker. [https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=8747 Riksarkivet Släkten Nachmanson.] Retrieved 4 June 2024. She was the daughter of conditor Wilhelm Davidson who opened the known restaurant Hasselbacken in Stockholm in the mid-1800s.

Nachmanson was an active philanthropist throughout her life, and made her home a center for artists.{{Cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/smok/5/0432.html |title=Svenska män och kvinnor : biografisk uppslagsbok |publisher=Albert Bonniers Förlag |year=1949 |volume=5. Lindorm–O |pages=396 |language=sv |trans-title=Swedish Men and Women : A Biographical Encyclopedia}} After her death she left a fortune of 3.5 million (SEK). Half of the money was to be handed over to people close to her and the rest was to be given to several charity health care causes.[https://runeberg.org/nfcq/0376.html Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 37. Supplement (1925).] Nachmanson was one of the biggest donors to the construction of the Stockholm Concert Hall through her will.[https://stockholmskallan.stockholm.se/post/34182 Stockholmskällan konserthuset] Retrieved 6 June 2024.