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1778 In Sweden
Events from the year 1778 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * April - The king introduces the costume reform ''Nationella dräkten'' to give the population a standard costume to wear and thereby avoid the great waste of clothing. In reality, however, the costume comes to be worn only as a court costume. * 20 October - First issue of '' Stockholms-Posten'' * Capital punishment in Sweden is abolished for infanticide, rape, adultery, bigamy, witchcraft and repeated theft.{ * '' Barnamordsplakatet'' secures the right to anonymity for, and bans persecution of, unwed mothers to protect them from the social stigma which could cause infanticide. * The pregnancy of Queen Sophia Magdalena is announced after twelve years of childless marriage for the royal couple. The Queen Dowager is involved supporting rumors that Adolf Fredrik Munck is the real father, resulting in a court scandal. The ''Munck affair'' ends with the Queen Dowager forced to officially retract her sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf IIIs Nationella Dräkt
Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cartoons * Gustav (''Zoids''), a transportation mecha in the ''Zoids'' fictional universe *Gustav, a character in ''Sesamstraße'' *Monsieur Gustav H., a leading character in ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' Weapons *Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, dubbed "the Gustav" by US soldiers *Schwerer Gustav, 800-mm German siege cannon used during World War II Other uses *Gustav (pigeon), a pigeon of the RAF pigeon service in WWII *Gustave (crocodile), a large male Nile crocodile in Burundi *Gustave, South Dakota *Hurricane Gustav (other), a name used for several tropical cyclones and storms *Gustav, a streetwear clothing brand See also *Gustav of Sweden (other) *Gustav Adolf (other) *Gustave Eiffel (other) * * *Gustavo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina Krafft
Maria ''Wilhelmina'' Krafft (married name ''Noreaus'', 1778–1828) was a Swedish painter and portrait miniaturist. She was the daughter of the painter Per Krafft the Elder and Maria Vilhelmina Ekebom and the sister of the painter Per Krafft the Younger. Life Wilhelmina Krafft was born in Stockholm. She and her brother acted as models for their father's child portraits, a genre for which he was famous. One of these paintings portrays Per drawing and Wilhelmina at his feet in admiration (1783), and another depicts Wilhelmina alone praying (1782). Wilhelmina and her brother studied art at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, where her main teacher was Lorentz Svensson Sparrgren. In 1797, she debuted with her brother in the annual art exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. Her work and talent impressed and she was decorated with the academy's second medal for her work at her first exhibition for her ''"beautiful prof. works in mignature"''. In the following exhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1778 In Sweden
Events from the year 1778 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * April - The king introduces the costume reform ''Nationella dräkten'' to give the population a standard costume to wear and thereby avoid the great waste of clothing. In reality, however, the costume comes to be worn only as a court costume. * 20 October - First issue of '' Stockholms-Posten'' * Capital punishment in Sweden is abolished for infanticide, rape, adultery, bigamy, witchcraft and repeated theft.{ * '' Barnamordsplakatet'' secures the right to anonymity for, and bans persecution of, unwed mothers to protect them from the social stigma which could cause infanticide. * The pregnancy of Queen Sophia Magdalena is announced after twelve years of childless marriage for the royal couple. The Queen Dowager is involved supporting rumors that Adolf Fredrik Munck is the real father, resulting in a court scandal. The ''Munck affair'' ends with the Queen Dowager forced to officially retract her sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1707 In Sweden
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Events from the year 1707 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * * * * * 31 August - Treaty of Altranstädt (1707) signed between Charles XII of Sweden and Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor. * - Ramlösa if founded. * Births * 23 May - Carl von Linné, botanist, physician and zoologist (died 1778) * * * * * * * Deaths * - Brita von Cöln, painter (year of birth unknown) * - Catarina Wentin, royal midwife (born 1637) * * * References External links Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to collect an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1852 In Sweden
Events from the year 1852 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar I Events * - Amalia Assur becomes the first female dentist in Sweden.Kjellander Barbro: "På Amalia Assurs tid. Några anteckningar om och kring den första svenska kvinnliga tandläkaren" (The days of Amalia Assur. Some notes about and in connection to the first female dentist in Sweden) * - The manufacturer ''Hästens'' is established. * - ''Kungsportsplatsen'' is inaugurated. * - Sophia Posse takes over the ''Hammarstedtska skolan''. Births * 25 April - Fritz Eckert, architect (died 1920) * 14 December - Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, prince (died 1854) * 13 June – Anna Whitlock, social reformer and women's rights activist (died 1930) * 23 May - Mathilda Grabow, opera singer (soprano) (died 1940) * 24 November - Helena Munktell, composer (died 1919) Deaths * 25 May - Charlotta Berger, writer (born 1784) * 18 June - Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, composer (born 1827) * Aurora Wilhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Wilhelmina Koskull
Aurora Wilhelmina Brahe née Koskull (22 November 1778 – 19 February 1852) was a Swedish lady-in-waiting and politically active salonist. Life Aurora Wilhelmina Koskull was the daughter of the courtier Baron Otto Anders Koskull and Amalia Beata Silfversparre. Court service In 1797, Koskull became one of the first ''hovfröken'' (maid-of-honor) appointed to the new queen, Frederica of Baden. In 1800, the queen's maids-of-honor were dismissed by the king because of many scandals involving their love affairs, and replaced with ''statsfru'' (married ladies-in-waiting). Impoverished, Koskull moved in with her aunt, Ulrika Katarina Koskull, and her aunt's wealthy husband, Count Magnus Fredrik Brahe (1756-1826). The queen's former maids-of-honor were all compensated with the formal position as maids-of-honor to the household of the infant crown prince, while he was still small enough to have female courtiers, and as such she still had the right to attend court, and often participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1866 In Sweden
Events from the year 1866 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XV Events * The Riksdag of the Estates is dissolved and replaced by the Riksdag. * General Industrial Exposition of Stockholm (1866) * The Governmental Girls' School Committee of 1866 recommend a number of reforms in women's rights, such as access to a number of professions, to make universities available to women, to regulate girl's high schools so as to prepare women for university studies, introduce Gymnasium (school) for women, and give government support to the girl schools which met with the demands. These recommendations are met within the next few years. * The title of Fröken (Miss), until then reserved for noblewomen, are permitted for all unmarried women, and the title ''Mamsell'' comes out of use. * In Gothenburg, Emanuella Carlbeck open the first institution for people with Intellectual disability in Sweden. * Emmy Rappe are sent to Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at St Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Kuhlman
Ottilia Carolina Kuhlman (15 November 1778 – 12 April 1866) was a Swedish stage actress. She was an elite member of the Royal Dramatic Theatre, where she was considered the leading lady in the early 19th-century.Nordensvan, Georg, Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Förra delen, 1772-1842, Bonnier, Stockholm, 1917 Swedish theatre and Swedish actors from Gustav III to our days. First Book 1772–1842' She was an instructor and deputy principal of the Royal Dramatic Training Academy. She was also known as Carolina Deland and Carolina Åbergsson. Life Carolina Kuhlman was the daughter of Julius K. Kuhlman, Oboe player at the '' Hovkapellet'', and Andrika Hallar.Louis Joseph Marie Deland, urn:sbl:17408, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av O. WlESELGREN.), hämtad 2018-06-17. In 1791, she was enrolled at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy, and became the student of Anne Marie Milan Desguillons in 1793. As such, she participated a stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1828 In Sweden
Events from the year 1828 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XIV John of Sweden, Charles XIV John Events * - The wood trade is liberalized. * - ''Sällskapet till belöning för trotjänare'' is created."Sällskapet till belöning av trotjänare 1828-1978 - en historik" (in Swedish). Boktraven. Retrieved 20 October 2011. Births * 20 January – Johanna Sundberg, ballerina (d. 1910) * 9 February - Carl d'Unker, painter (died 1866 in Sweden, 1866) * 2 March - Frans Hedberg, dramatist, playwright, and poet (died 1908 in Sweden, 1908) * 6 August – Lotten von Kraemer, philanthropist (died 1912 in Sweden, 1912) * 17 September - Louise Flodin, journalist (died 1923 in Sweden, 1923) * 18 December - Viktor Rydberg, writer (died 1895 in Sweden, 1895) Deaths * 26 March – Elisabeth Olin, opera primadonna (born 1740 in Sweden, 1740) * 7 April - Helena Charlotta Åkerhielm, dramatist and translator (born 1786 in Sweden, 1786) * 1 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1836 In Sweden
Events from the year 1836 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XIV John of Sweden, Charles XIV John Events * Births * 21 March – Bertha Tammelin, operatic mezzo soprano (died 1915 in Sweden, 1915) * 24 March – Eufrosyne Abrahamson, Swedish soprano (died 1869 in Sweden, 1869) * 12 October - Lars Olsson Smith, politician and manufacturer (died 1913 in Sweden, 1913) * 22 September - Fredrique Paijkull, educational reformer (died 1899 in Sweden, 1899) * Hilda Caselli, educational reformer (died 1903 in Sweden, 1903) * Therese Kamph, educational reformer (died 1884 in Sweden, 1884) Deaths * 28 February - Aurora Liljenroth, scholar (born 1772 in Sweden, 1772) * 6 March - Henriette Löfman, composer (born 1784 in Sweden, 1784) * 2 December – Carl von Rosenstein, archbishop (born 1766 in Sweden, 1766) * Caroline Gother, banker (born 1761 in Sweden, 1761) References 1836 in Sweden, Years of the 19th century in Sweden 1836 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
