Johan Fredrik Carlsson

1845-1922.

Master blacksmith.

Johan Fredrik Carlsson was born in Mådra skogstorp in Almunge and established himself as a blacksmith in the old former mill forge at Akademikvarnen in the center of Uppsala.

When the cathedral was restored in the 1880s, Carlsson made the locks for the church doors. As a contractor, he was hired by the city of Uppsala in 1910 when the gas, water and sewage pipes were to be laid in the streets (J. F. Carlsson's pipeline business).

Johan Fredrik Carlson was a member of the city council for 24 years, one of the principals of Uppsala Sparbank, a member of the board of the Gillbergska Children's House Foundation and of the Technical School, a member of the Civic Elders and the Gävle Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Uppsala Missionary Society.

 

Burial site: 0130-1305

Image description: Johan Fredrik Carlsson, possibly 1915 Photo: Unknown photographer / Swedish Portrait Archive (CC BY-SA 4.0The image is cropped]
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Martin Edlund

1884-1955.

Business leaders.

Martin Edlund grew up in Börje outside Uppsala. As a teenager, Edlund came to his uncle Gustaf Edlund who owned the mill at Vasksala square.

In 1914, Edlund became CEO of Uppsala Valskvarn, which his uncle had bought, and expanded the business through a contract with Skellefteå baker Karl Lundström, who, at Edlund's suggestion, marketed the Uppsala company's flour under the name Vasa with his father's picture on the packaging.

Lundström later started Wasabröd in Filipstad. In 1917, the enterprising Edlund began producing Vasa steam-prepared oatmeal and oat flour.

Later, Holmgren's vinegar factory was bought and transformed into Uppsala Ättiksfabrik AB, whose main product was mustard. It then changed its name to Slotts AB.

The technically gifted engineer Bruno Knebel (who became production manager) was brought in from Germany and Edlund succeeded in obtaining a world patent for his closed system for producing biological vinegar.

In 1936, Edlund also founded the Uppsala silk weaving mill with a famous nursery for the children of employees. He also started the children's colony in Örsand (opposite Skokloster) and was a leader in the Children's Day Movement.

 

Burial site: 0150-2038

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Johan Bredman

1770-1859.

Astronomer.

Johan Bredman, born in Oviken in Jämtland, became an associate professor of mathematics in 1801 and in 1802 an assistant professor at the observatory.

At that time, the observatory was in such a state that practical work could not be carried out satisfactorily. All the instruments were from Celsius' time and by the end of the 18th century the observatory was considered to be condemned. Bredman was a professor of astronomy from 1811 to 1841 and also a textbook author.

He is mentioned in Wennerberg's Glunterne regarding "another planet whose name not even Bredman knows" (Gluntarne no.3 Uppsala är bäst). Contemporaries said that Bredman was a skilled lecturer and interested teacher.

Johan Bredman was Norrland's first inspector and benefactor, and was honored with the nation's largest tombstone. He bequeathed money to the observatory and to scholarships for Norrlanders and other charitable causes.

 

Burial site: 0119-0995

Image description: Johan Bredman, oil painting from 1841 by Carl Staaff. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. [The image is cropped]
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Herman Baumbach

1857-1931.

Student.

Herman Baumbach was born near Grästorp and is usually called the most famous lintel. He came to Uppsala in 1876 and graduated at the age of 61 after 84 semesters of study. He belonged to the Västgöta nation from 1876 until his death in 1931. 

Pencil drawing of Herman Baumbach, drawn by Carl Lindorm Möllersvärd. Photo: UUB.

Booklet with 20 drawings made by the artist Lindorm Möllerswärd. The motifs are famous profiles in Uppsala, including Herman Baumbach. Photo: Anja Szyszkiewicz / Upplandsmuseet.

Baumbach's studies focused on Latin, German and English and he had high grades. With a plum top, a large overcoat and tippy galoshes, Baumbach became a fixture of street life.

 

Burial site: 0119-1013

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Adolph Murray

1751-1803.

Anatomist, surgeon.

In 1764 Murray enrolled at Uppsala University. At first he devoted himself to botany, but became increasingly interested in anatomy and dissections.

His anatomy studies led to a thesis in 1771, which he defended under Linnaeus' supervision. In 1772 Murray was awarded a doctorate in medicine in Uppsala. After his thesis, Murray embarked on an educational journey in Europe and was appointed professor of anatomy at Uppsala University in 1774.

He returned to Uppsala in 1776 and took up his post. In 1778 Murray became Uppsala's first professor of surgery. In his scientific work he published a number of treatises and many other writings.

A notable contribution in Swedish is Avhandling om anatomiens framsteg i nyare tiden( Treatise on the progress of anatomy in recent times), which constituted his extensive presidential address to the Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1794 when he became its president.

Page from lecture notes. Murray is the author. Photo: UUB.

Murray's amputation tools for soft tissue and bone cutting. The picture also shows a treatise by Murray from 1798. Photo: Urban Josefsson, Museum of Medical History.

The Museum of Medical History in Uppsala houses a unique collection of surgical and gynecological instruments collected by Adolph Murray. Letters between Murray and Linnaeus are preserved at Uppsala University.

 

Burial site: 0109-0461A

Image description: Adolph Murray, ca 1787-ca 1835. Engraver, Erik Åkerland. Photo: UUBThe image is cropped]
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Fritz Ehrengranat

1827-1873.

Station Inspector.

Georg Fredrik (Fritz) Ehrengranat was born in Rangtorp and began his career at sea, graduating as a sea captain in 1847.

After completing his service as a sea captain, Ehrengranat was employed by SJ as a station inspector at Skövde railway station.

He was then employed as the first station inspector at Uppsala Central Station from its opening in 1866. He worked there until his death.

 

Burial site: 0152-0004

Image description: Fritz Ehrengranat, probably 1860s. Photo: Unknown photographer / Railway Museum. [The image is cropped]
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Uno von Troil

1746-1803.

Archbishop.

Uno Trolius, later Uno von Troil, was born in Stockholm. After studying theology in Uppsala, von Troil undertook a long trip abroad in Europe in 1770-1773, during which he also visited Iceland. His travel report from there was described in the work Bref rörande resa till Island. The book attracted much attention and was translated into German, English and French.

Von Troil was ordained in 1773 and, thanks to his good relations with Gustav III, made a rapid career. He became an archbishop at the age of 40 and was mainly interested in the care of the poor and education.

von Troil was also keen on general church matters and in 1793 published Förslag till kyrkosånger till kyrkosånger för Svenska församlingen and Förslag till ny kyrkohandbok, both of which were characterized by his efforts to modernize the Swedish language.

As a researcher in church history, he published Skrifter och handlingar till upplysning i svenska kyrko- och reformations-historien (5 volumes, 1790-91).

Uno von Troil's "Autobiography and travel notes" are published in the Swedish memoirs and letters published by Henrik Schück and Oscar Levertin.

von Troil sat at the deathbed of King Gustav III and later preached his funeral sermon.

 

Burial site: 0104-0225

Image description: Uno von Troil, painting Lorens Pasch the Younger. Photo: Selected contemporary images from Admiral Carl Tersmedens memoirs by Ann Margret Holmgren, Stockholm 1925 / Wikimedia Commons. [The image is cropped]
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Johan Henrik Schröder

1791-1857.

Archaeologist, numismatist, university librarian.

Already during his student years, Schröder was given the task of assisting in the inventory of Bishop Carl Nordin's large manuscript collection for Uppsala University Library. In 1815 Schröder was awarded a master's degree in philosophy at Uppsala University and a doctorate in literary history.

Schröder was also involved in the work on the editions of the older Swedish manuscripts Scriptores rerum Suecicarum medii aevi (three parts, 1818, 1828, 1871-1876). He was also interested in antiquities and art and made several trips through the country to record collections and archives and to describe ancient remains and documents.

Numismatics was a particular interest of Schröder's, and in 1820 he became head of Uppsala University's coin cabinet and later director of the university's museum of Nordic antiquities. Schröder's knowledge of the book trade led to him also being engaged in the cataloging and expansion of several private libraries.

In 1830, Johan Henrik Schröder became University Librarian in Uppsala and in August 1841 the book collections were transferred from the Gustavianum to the newly built Carolina Rediviva University Library. The library's staff, university and student nation caretakers, teachers and students participated in the cart transportation up Odinslund.

Schröder's contacts with private book collectors and his many acquisition trips in Europe helped to expand Uppsala University Library with a considerable amount of rarities.

 

Burial site: 0104-0247

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Finn Malmgren

1895-1928.

Research traveler, meteorologist, hydrologist.

Finn Malmgren was born in Gothenburg. In 1912, Malmgren enrolled at Uppsala University, where he later earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Malmgren later participated in the polar explorer Roald Amundsen's Arctic expedition as assistant to the scientist Harald Ulrik Sverdrup.

On board the ship Maud, they left Nome, Alaska, in the summer of 1922 and, after spending three and a half years in the pack ice, returned to Alaska in August 1925. Together they managed to collect a large amount of research material and numerous observations.

In 1927, Malmgren defended his thesis on the properties of sea ice. Malmgren later became an associate professor of meteorology.

Finn Malmgren, May 1925, in front of the magnetic observation field. Photo: Stockholm University.

Finn Malmgren, May 1925 at his hoarfrost recorder. Photo: Harald Ulrik Sverdrup / Stockholm University.

During the North Pole expedition with the airship Italia in 1928, it crashed on the ice north of Spitsbergen. After a long hike, Finn Malmgren died and his remains were left on the ice. Parts of the expedition were rescued by the Russian icebreaker Krassin.

Malmgren's name is on the Västmanland-Dala nation's Burial site and a statue of him, by sculptor Nils Sjögren, was erected in 1931 in Börjeparken next to Västmanland-Dala nation. The Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University awards a prize in his memory every three years for "contributions to Arctic research".

 

Burial site: 0136-1508

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Johan von Bahr

1860-1929.

Mayor of Uppsala.

Johan von Bahr was born in Stockholm and later became mayor of Uppsala.

After graduating from Uppsala Court of Appeal in 1883, von Bahr became an auditor in the Uppland Regiment in 1885, deputy chief of the court in 1886 and ombudsman at Uppsala University in 1891.

On his initiative, the so-called "von Bahrska hedge" was planted in the Löten district north of Heidenstam Square. The purpose of the hedge was to protect Uppsala from the north wind.

The hedge is one kilometer long and 100 meters wide and consists mainly of conifers. The planting work, completed in 1910, was carried out by volunteer schoolchildren who were given a practical lesson in nature at the same time.

 

Burial site: 0112-0562

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