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Johan Gustaf Ruckman
Johan Gustaf Ruckman (December 12, 1780 – January 20, 1862) was a Swedish engraver. Biography Ruckman was born in Stockholm in 1780. In 1805, being a pupil of Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch, Ruckman helped with the preparation of tables in Palmstruch's work ''Svensk botanik'' ("Swedish Botany"). From the fifth volume of this series, he designed several pages independently. At the same time he helped Palmstruch and Conrad Quensel with the preparation of ''Svensk zoologi'' ("Swedish Zoology"). From the seventh volume of ''Svensk Botanik'' (1812) until the completion of the eleventh volume (1838), Ruckman personally engraved all the printing plates. Ruckman found time to further develop his artistry and designed a number of portraits. He also illustrated fashion journals, calendars, and children's books; writings of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and other scientific institutions; and about 100 map sheets. Ruckman is well represented in the collection of engravings of the Swedish Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Gustaf Ruckman
Johan Gustaf Ruckman (December 12, 1780 – January 20, 1862) was a Swedish engraver. Biography Ruckman was born in Stockholm in 1780. In 1805, being a pupil of Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch, Ruckman helped with the preparation of tables in Palmstruch's work ''Svensk botanik'' ("Swedish Botany"). From the fifth volume of this series, he designed several pages independently. At the same time he helped Palmstruch and Conrad Quensel with the preparation of ''Svensk zoologi'' ("Swedish Zoology"). From the seventh volume of ''Svensk Botanik'' (1812) until the completion of the eleventh volume (1838), Ruckman personally engraved all the printing plates. Ruckman found time to further develop his artistry and designed a number of portraits. He also illustrated fashion journals, calendars, and children's books; writings of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and other scientific institutions; and about 100 map sheets. Ruckman is well represented in the collection of engravings of the Swedish Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakelse-Jeanna
Bakelse-Jeanna (1702–1788), was a Swedish pastry-seller, the name signifying "Pastry-Jeanna". She was a well known and distinctive character in Stockholm at that time, and often used as a figure within Swedish plays, songs and literature during the 18th and 19th centuries. Reality and fiction Jeanna originated from Åland, and spent her life as a street seller ('' månglerska'') of cakes in Stockholm, where she became a familiar figure. She came to be included in fiction during her lifetime. She was a character in the comedy ''Donnerpamp'' by Carl Israel Hallman from 1782.Flodmark, Johan: ''Stenborgska skådebanorna. Bidrag till Stockholms Teaterhistoria''. P. A. Norstedt & Söner (1893), p. 165 She came to be mentioned as a minor character in many works of Swedish literature during the 19th century. A song about her runs: The name "Bakelse-Jeanna" was long used in Stockholm as a name for female pastry street vendors. See also * Gumman Strömberg * Augusta Dorothea Eklund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordisk Familjebok
''Nordisk familjebok'' (, "Nordic Family Book") is a Swedish encyclopedia that was published in print from between 1876 and 1993, and that is now fully available in digital form via Project Runeberg at Linköping University. Despite their considerable age and relative obsolescence, the public domain editions of the encyclopedia remain important reference works in Finland, especially on Finnish Wikipedia. History First edition ''Nordisk familjebok'' began when Halmstad publisher hired an editor, linguist , in 1874 to publish a six-volume encyclopedia. Linder drew up a plan for the work, designed the editorial team and created a large circle of experts and literary figures, who submitted article proposals and wrote and reviewed them. Under Linder's direction, the articles were then edited to make them as formal, consistent and accurate as possible. Much attention was paid to Nordic subjects, mainly Swedish and Finnish, where sources and models were often lacking, so extensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch
Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch (3 March 1770 – 30 August 1811) was a soldier, artist and naturalist. Palmstruch was born in Stockholm and died at Vänersborg in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Palmstruch was a Swedish military officer who served as Captain in the Cavalry. Between 1797 and 1798, Palmstruch was an instructor at the Fribyggarordens Lyceum. He was compared to English naturalist, James Sowerby (1757–1822). He contributed in the publication of two vast volumes of work of natural history; ''Svensk Botanik'' which was first published in 1802 and ''Svensk Zoologi'' first published in 1806. See also *Conrad Quensel * Johan Gustaf Ruckman *Olof Swartz *Gustaf Johan Billberg Gustaf Johan Billberg (14 June 1772, Karlskrona – 26 November 1844, Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist, zoologist and anatomist, although professionally and by training he was a lawyer and used science and biology as an avocation. The plant genu ... References External links BDH ''Svensk Botani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Quensel
Conrad Quensel (10 December 1767 – 22 August 1806) was a Swedish naturalist. Biography Quensel was born at Åsbo in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of Jakob Quensel (1724-1802) and Ulrika Benedikta Billberg (1739-1806). His father was a rector at Malmö and later senior clerk in the parish of Ausås. He was named after his grandfather, noted astronomer Conrad Quensel (1676-1732). In 1789, Quensel became a student at the University of Lund and gained his Magisterexamen in philosophy in 1787. In 1789 he undertook a study trip to Lappland, where he described several new species of insects. Starting from 1791, he was an employee of the Botanic Garden at the University of Uppsala. In 1797 he became a Doctor of Medicine and after 1798 he became Director of the Natural Cabinet ('' Naturkabinetts'') at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Later he became a chemistry and natural history teacher at the Military Academy Karlberg, where he received in 1805 the title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Academy Of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathematics and strengthening their influence in society, whilst endeavouring to promote the exchange of ideas between various disciplines. The goals of the academy are: * to be a forum where researchers meet across subject boundaries, * to offer a unique environment for research, * to provide support to younger researchers, * to reward outstanding research efforts, * to communicate internationally among scientists, * to advance the case for science within society and to influence research policy priorities * to stimulate interest in mathematics and science in school, and * to disseminate and popularize scientific information in various forms. Every year, the academy awards the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish National Museum
Nationalmuseum (or National Museum of Fine Arts) is the national gallery of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. The museum's operations stretches far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, the nationalmuseum manage the National Portrait gallery collection at Gripshom, Gustavsbergporclain museum, a handful of castle collections and the Swedish Institute in Paris (Institut Tessin). In the summer of 2018 Nationalmuseum Jamtli opened in Östersund as a way to show a part of the collection in the north of Sweden. The museum's benefactors include King Gustav III and Carl Gustaf Tessin. The museum was founded in 1792 as Kungliga Museet ("Royal Museum"). The present building was opened in 1866, when it was renamed the Nationalmuseum, and used as one of the buildings to hold the 1866 General Industrial Exposition of Stockholm. The current building, built between 1844 and 1866, was inspired by North Italian Renaissance architecture. It is the design of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svenskt Konstnärslexikon
The ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' is a dictionary of Swedish art and artists that was published in five volumes by Allhems Förlag AB from 1952 to 1967. LIBRIS. Retrieved 4 November 2016. The dictionary includes over 12,000 biographical entries for Swedish artists with detailed bibliographies for each entry. The editors were , Bror Olsson Bror is a Scandinavian masculine given name which simply means 'brother'. The name has been found as early as in runestones in the form Brodhir. The name form Bror is known since the year 15 ...
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Swedish Engravers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1780 Births
Year 178 ( CLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 931 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 178 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Bruttia Crispina marries Commodus, and receives the title of '' Augusta''. * Emperor Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus arrive at Carnuntum in Pannonia, and travel to the Danube to fight against the Marcomanni. Asia * Last (7th) year of ''Xiping'' era and start of ''Guanghe'' era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * In India, the decline of the Kushan Empire begins. The Sassanides take over Central Asia. Religion * The Montanist heresy is condemned for the first time. Births * Lü Meng, Chinese general (d. 220) * Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
