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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