Robert Fredrik von Kræmer

1791-1880.

County Governor, Member of Parliament.

Robert Fredrik von Kræmer came from Häme in Finland and took part as an officer in the campaign to Germany in 1813 and to Norway in 1814.

He was governor of Uppsala from 1830 to 1862 and, as head of the county, was an undisputed central figure and took a number of important initiatives. Communications were improved through road building, bridge building, dredging of sailing routes and the establishment of steamship companies.

Kræmer also initiated the founding of Ultuna Agricultural Institute and the establishment of Sweden's first cooperative trade in Örsundsbro in 1850.

Kræmer also played a significant role in the development of the city of Uppsala. The city park, the promenade at Flustret and Västgötaspången were created with his help and he was known for his tree plantings, which were mentioned in Gunnar Wennerberg's Gluntarne:

"My goodness, that Kræmer is good for the city. He builds bridges and plants trees."

 

Burial site: 0156-0249

Image description: Robert Fredrik von Kræmer, Stockholm, ca 1870. Photo: W.A Eurenius & P.L Quist / UUBThe image is cropped]
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Louise Stiernstedt

1878-1940.

Signatories.

Louise Stiernstedt was born in Uppsala and was a cartoonist and graphic artist.

After studying at the Technical School in 1895-1896 and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm in 1897-1893, Stiernstedt continued his education at various schools in Italy and Munich.

Stiernstedt was a skilled woodcut and linocut artist and her art consists of portraits, landscapes and still lifes. She is represented at the National Museum.

 

Burial site: 0155-0220

Image description: Louise Stiernstedt, Landscape School at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, 1898. Back row: Helene Herslow, Astrid Kjellberg, Esther Salmson, Louise Stiernstedt, Mathilde Wigert, John Österlund, Manne Hallengren, Seth Nilsson. Front row: Herman Österlund, Professor Per Daniel Holm, Hildur Hult Photo: Unknown photographer / UUBThe image is cropped].
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Olof von Nackreij

1728-1783.

Judge Advocate General, County Governor.

Olof von Nackreij was born in Filipstad and became a student in Uppsala in 1743.

He was an advisor to the Göta Court of Appeal, governor of Halland and Kronoberg County, and became governor of Uppsala County in 1782. In 1778, Nackreij was elevated to the rank of baron and was one of the leaders of the Moderate Party.

The beginning of the baron's letter from 1778. Photo: UUB.

The coat of arms from the baron's letter. Photo: UUB.

Olof von Nackreij died unmarried at Uppsala Castle in 1783, thus concluding his baronial line. Nackreij had requested to be buried in the Poor Cemetery, as it was then called.

 

Burial site: 0112-0610A

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Carl David af Wirsén

1842-1912.

Author, literary critic, poet.

Carl David af Wirsén was born in Vallentuna and later in life became an associate professor of literary history in 1868 and a lecturer in Swedish and Latin at the Högre Allmänna Löroverket in Uppsala in 1870.

Wirsén published Dikter (1876) and later a further six volumes of traditional idyllic poetry and several collections of religious poems.

The cemetery in Uppsala was honored with a poem and Wirsén wrote the text of the hymn "En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt" (Swedish Hymnal, hymn 201).

Wirsén was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1879 and became its permanent secretary in 1884. In this position, with his pronounced conservatism, he came to adopt an attitude that was dismissive of contemporary literature.

As a literary reviewer for Post- och Inrikes Tidningar and Vårt Land, Wirsén was able to express a reactionary view of literature for many years. A selection of his reviews can be found in Kritiker (1901).

 

Burial site: 0140-1606

Image description: Carl David af Wirsén, Stockholm ca 1880-ca 1890. Photo: Johannes Jaeger / UUBThe image is cropped]
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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

Image description: Johan von Bahr, Uppsala, 1896. Photo: Alfred Dahlgren / UUBThe image is cropped]
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Måns von Rosenstein

1755-1801.

Military, Rear Admiral.

Måns von Rosenstein, Carl's older brother, became a lieutenant in the army navy in 1774.

Between 1776-1778 he served in the British Navy, taking part in Sir Peter Parker's squadron in the West Indies and witnessing the Battle of Quessant against France. As a French naval officer, Rosenstein took part in the American War of Independence, was captured by his former commander Admiral Parker, and taken to England.

On his return to Sweden in 1783, he became a second major in the army's navy. Rosenstein particularly distinguished himself in the first battle of Svensksund on August 24, 1789. He and his ship Oden managed to hold off the Russian fleet, only to be forced to strike the flag after which he was captured.

At the end of the war in 1790, Rosenstein became a colonel in the army and seven years later a rear admiral.

 

Burial site: 0109-0462A

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Edvard Raab

1841-1901.

Chief of police, baron, alderman.

Edvard Raab became Chief Constable of Uppsala in 1879 and died in office.

His fame, which reached far beyond the borders of Uppsala, was not so much based on his police work as on Raab's linguistic quirks and mental aberrations. Albert Engström immortalized Raab through many stories and drawings in the magazine Strix.

Much of what this Chief Constable Raab is said to have authored has obviously been corrected by others. However, there are ordinances and decrees from his pen, which demonstrate the peculiarity.

For example, it was laid down in a street regulation:

"When new snow falls, the old snow must be removed first".

A crime scene investigation stated: 'Judging by the size of the hole in the floorboard, the burglars appeared to have been only one in number'. The instructions for handling anonymous letters stated: "Anonymous letters shall be returned unopened to the sender".

Edvard Raab, who was described as honest, good and charitable, often wore his police chief's uniform. Raab was friendly, fatherly and popular among the students, despite the fact that they occasionally spent nights in the cells.

In the foreground to the right, Chief Constable Raab, behind him Constable Sandgren, at Uppsala Cathedral on the occasion of the three hundredth anniversary of the Uppsala meeting, Jubelfesten 1893. Photographer: Heinrich Osti / UUB.

Police force XII:5. Chief Constable Raab with his men at the Linneanum in the Botanical Gardens in Uppsala ca 1880-ca 1901. Several of the policemen's names are written on the back of the mounting sheet. Photographer: Alfred Dahlgren / UUB.

Burial site: 0116-0836

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Lotten von Kræmer

1828-1912.

Author, philanthropist.

Lotten von Kræmer grew up in the governor's family at Uppsala Castle. There she was exposed to the glamorous social life of Uppsala Romanticism, which included people such as Malla Silfverstolpe, Atterbom and Wennerberg.

Von Kræmer herself made her debut in 1863 with the collection Dikter and also published travelogues and plays. She also became friends and got to know Thekla Knös and Ann Margret Holmgren.

Lotten von Kræmer took a radical position on women's and peace issues, participated in public debate and supported the women's movement financially. She established the first female scholarship for female students at Uppsala University.

Kræmer also showed his generosity towards Fredrika Bremerförbundet, Handarbetets vänner, Östermalms arbetsstuga för fattig barn and Föreningen för kvinnans rösträtt i Stockholm.

Kræmer moved to Östermalm in Stockholm in the 1870s and lived there until his death. The house was donated to Samfundet De Nio, which von Kræmer established by bequeathing most of his fortune to it. Samfundet De Nio, which is still in existence, is a literary academy with the task of supporting Swedish literature by awarding prizes to Swedish authors.

 

Burial site: 0152-0048

Image description: Lotten von Kræmer, year unknown. Photo: From the archives of the De Nios Society. [The image is cropped]
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Hans Järta

1774-1847.

Civil servant, politician, author.

Hans Järta (originally Baron Hans Hierta) became a student in Uppsala at the age of 13, an official in the Cabinet for Foreign Correspondence at the age of 18, and a secretary in the Judicial Audit Department four years later.

At the age of eighteen, Järta was hanging out with the men in the conspiracy against King Gustav III. Järta was at the masquerade ball in 1792 when the shot against Gustav III was fired. Afterwards, Järta gave some misleading information about the shooting, but there is only circumstantial evidence as to whether he was involved in the actual assassination plan. Nor was he ever accused of involvement in the murder.

Järta renounced both his nobility and his parliamentary position at the Riksdag in 1800 in protest against Gustav IV Adolf and the monarchical autocracy and took the name Järta (the family name was Hierta).

Järta was one of the men behind the 1809 coup d'état and, after the king's abdication, was one of the leaders in the Riksdag that year. He was secretary to the Constitutional Committee during the drafting of the 1809 Constitution.

Järta was also governor of Kopparbergs län 1812-1822, a member of the Swedish Academy in 1819 and moved to Uppsala in 1825 where he worked as a writer. In Uppsala, Järta held a literary salon, which competed with Malla Silfverstolpe's salon.

Järta later became head of the National Archives from 1837-1844.

The tall gravestone that adorns the cemetery refers to his son of the same name, who died as a young student in 1825.

 

Burial site: 0112-0588

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Malla silver post

1782-1861.

Author.

Magdalena (Malla) Silfverstolpe was left motherless at an early age and grew up with her mother's relatives on the family estate Edsberg. She and her husband David Silfverstolpe moved to Uppsala in 1812 and quickly settled into the stimulating academic and white environment.

After her husband's death in 1819, Silfverstolpe began to 'hold a salon' on Friday evenings for the higher society of the time, attended by people from the cultural and scientific circles. The salon was held in Uppsalahemmet at Stora torget, where the Romantics Geijer and Atterbom, among others, gathered.

They offered the opportunity to listen to literature read aloud and to music. Debates were held, songs were sung and letters were read. Both Malla Silfverstolpe and Thekla Knös, who held the salon herself, have described these meetings in their respective diaries.

Malla Silfverstolpe had a knack for collecting and inviting talent, and the home hosted several famous people, such as Jenny Lind, H.C. Andersen and C.J.L. Almqvist. Malla Silfverstolpe took part in the controversy surrounding Almqvist's book Det går an (1839) with the countersign Månne det går an? (1840).

 

Burial site: 0104-0249

Image description: Malla Silfverstolpe 1850s. Photo: Unknown photographer / Wikimedia Commons. [The image is cropped]
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