1837-1914.
Bank treasurer, donor.
August Haglund became a citizen in 1862 and opened his own business in Lodénska huset at Stora torget.
When Uplandsbanken was founded, he became its first bookkeeper and was then bank cashier until his retirement. Haglund wrote poems for family celebrations and was a musician in the Skarpskyttekårens orchestra.
He is best known for his donation of SEK 50,000 in 1901 for a new bridge over Fyrisån at Skolgatan. The bridge is also known today as "Haglund's bridge" and replaced the previous bridge built on the site in 1889.
The former bridge was moved north (to Odensgatan) and named "Eddaspången" after the Edda neighborhood. The rafting on last April usually starts just north of Haglund's bridge.
Burial site: 0129-2151
Image description: August Haglund, Uppsala 1902. Photo: Alfred Dahlgren / UUBThe image is cropped]
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