Ebba Von Fersen Balzan

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Ebba von Fersen Balzan was an artist and philanthropist.

She was born 30 August 1957 in Darmstadt, Germany. Ebba arrived in Malta in 1986 and soon became a naturalized citizen through marriage.

Her first exhibitions in Malta date back to 1989. The very first one was organized by Alternattiva Demokratika at the Phoenicia Hotel, which was soon followed by another exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta. Various collective and individual exhibitions followed both in Malta and abroad.

During the decades she lived in Malta, Ebba was the officer in charge of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung's operations in Malta for many years. Many Maltese benefited from the various educational programmes and activities sponsored or financed by this foundation.

In the last few years before her death, she had shown a keen sensibility to the plight of undocumented immigrants by encouraging the Centre of Labour Studies at the University of Malta to conduct a research project on this issue. Just a few months before she passed away she accepted an invitation to visit the Open Centre at Marsa in connection with this project.

Ebba von Fersen was married to Malta Today editor Saviour Balzan. She died on 16 March 2008 at Mater Dei Hospital, aged 50.