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Juvenals
The Juvenals (Swedish: ''Juvenalerna'') was a student society at the University of Uppsala, in Sweden. It was founded in 1835 and dedicated to music and merrymaking. In 1843, Gunnar Wennerberg Gunnar Wennerberg (2 October 1817 – 24 August 1901) was a Swedish poet, composer and politician. Biography Wennerberg was the son of the vicar of the town of Lidköping in Västergötland, went to '' gymnasium'' in the cathedral town of Skara ... became a member, and quickly assumed leadership. His series of compositions entitled ''Gluntarne'' was written for the society. He also composed ''De Tre'', or "The Three", for three singers in the society. In 1849, when Wennerberg moved from Uppsala, the society quickly declined and soon disappeared. It was resurrected in 1907, as '' The Juvenal Order''. Student organizations in Sweden Defunct clubs and societies Uppsala University Student organizations established in 1835 1835 establishments in Sweden {{Edu-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juvenalorden
Juvenalorden is a student society based at Uppsala University, Sweden. Juvenalorden was founded in 1907, but traces its traditions to the society known as " The Juvenals" (''Juvenalerna''), which had been active in the 1830s and 1840s. The ''Juvenalorden'', or "Juvenal Order", of 1907 was founded on the initiative of then student, later clergyman August Lindh, remembered for his widespread Swedish translation of the German student song (in Swedish: ''O, gamla klang - och jubeltid!''), and with a tenuous connection to the original society in the form of the aging physician M. Aspelin, who had during his student days in Uppsala been introduced into the Juvenals by its principal figure, the poet and composer Gunnar Wennerberg (1817-1901) himself. The purpose of the order (as stated in the '' Nordisk familjebok'' article on the society from 1924) was to work "for the ennobling of youthful happiness in the academic life". As a revival of the earlier society the order worked to both co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |