Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (10 August 1797 – 9 October 1854) was a

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and governor of the

Viipuri province Viipuri Province ( fi, Viipurin lääni'', commonly abbreviated'' Vpl, sv, Viborgs län or Wiborgs län, russian: Выборгская губерния) was a historical province of Finland from 1812 to 1945. History The predecessor of the ...

in the

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Career

From 1819 he served as the secretary to the

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. In 1833 he was appointed governor of the

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and soon after of Viipuri and Savonlinna County. From 1839 until his death he served as the

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of the newly formed Imperial

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(“Kayserlichen Hofgerichtes”, hovioikeus) in

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Scientific contributions

Mannerheim devoted much of his time to natural sciences and acquired a significant scientific collection of

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. He published many papers concerning them and worked on the collections of the natural history museums of

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Saint-Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and

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. He contributed greatly to the knowledge of the coleopteran fauna of western North America (then

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Societies and organizations

Mannerheim was a member of the

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(1827) and of the

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(1838) and a foreign member of the

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(1852). He was decorated with the Cross of the

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and was made a knight of the

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Personal life

He was the son of Vendla Sofia von Willebrand and Count

Carl Erik Mannerheim Carl Erik Mannerheim (14 December 1759 – 15 January 1837) was a Swedish–Finnish soldier, statesman and member of the Senate of Finland as its first Vice Chairman of the Economic Division, an office corresponding to that of the modern ...

(1759–1837), the first vice-chairman of the finance ministry of the senate, now equivalent to being the Prime Minister of Finland. Mannerheim was married to Eva Wilhelmina von Schantz; they had a son

Carl Robert Mannerheim Count Carl Robert Mannerheim (1 February 1835 – 9 October 1914) was a Finnish aristocrat and businessman. He was the son of naturalist Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, and father of Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. Biography Mannerheim wrote the sa ...

, who was an aristocrat and businessman. Carl Robert's son Baron

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (, ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918, as Regent of Finland (1918–1919), as comma ...

(1867–1951) became Marshal and President of Finland.

Gallery

Publications

* Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1825. ''Novae coleopterorum species imperii Rossici incolae descriptae'', in Hummel, Essais entomologiques, 1(4):19-41. * Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1837. ''Enumération des Buprestides, et description de quelques nouvelles espèces de cette tribu de la famille des Sternoxes, de la collection de M. Le Comte Mannerheim. ''Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 8:1-126. * Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1837. ''Mémoire sur quelques genres et espèces de Carabiques'' * Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1844.''Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de Coléoptères de Finlande'' * Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1843.''Mémoire sur la récolte d'insectes coléoptères faite en 1842 *Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1843.'' Beitrag zur Käferfauna der Aleutischen Inseln, der Insel Sitkha und Neu-Californiens''. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 16:3–142. * Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1844.'' Lettre a S. E. Mr. Fischer de Waldheim ou relation d un voyage fait en 1844, en Suede, en Danemarck et dans nord de l'Allemagne.'' Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou, 17: 844–872. *Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1852. ''Insectes Coléoptères de la Sibérie orientale nouveaux ou peu connus.'' Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 25:273–309. *Mannerheim, C. G. von. 1853. ''Dritter Nachtrag zur Kefer-Fauna der Nord-Amerykanischen Laender der Russischen Reiches.'' Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 3:3–181.

References

External links

The Mannerheim family

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Carl Gustaf Mannerheim Carl Gustaf Mannerheim may refer to: * Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (naturalist) Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (10 August 1797 – 9 October 1854) was a Finnish entomologist and governor of the Viipuri province in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Caree ...

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