Carl Gustaf Casimir Gripenberg (russian: Казимир Казимирович Гриппенберг, Kazimir Kazimirovich Grippenberg; ) was a Finland–Swedish naval officer who served in the Imperial Russian Navy. He was a member of the Finno-Swedish noble , and was the older brother of General Oskar Gripenberg. He was a participant in the "Third American Expedition" in 1878.

Biography

Family

The

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noble was originated from the Swedish province of

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, and the original family name was Witte or Wittman before being granted nobility. The first ever known member of the family was Jacob Jöransson Witte (died 1659), who was a resident in the county of

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in Östergötland. His son, Johan Wittman (16371703) was a military designer in the

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, and was granted nobility and the surname of Gripenberg in 1678.

Honours and awards

Domestic

Order of St. Anna, 3rd class (1868) * Order of Saint Stanislaus Ribbon

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, 3rd class for "round-the-world voyage" (1869) * Order of Saint Stanislaus Ribbon

Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class (1873) * Order of Saint Anna ribbon bar

Order of St. Anna, 2nd class for "the highest review of the steamship" (1879) * Saint vladimir (bande)

Order of St. Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer ...

, 4th class (1882) * RUS Order of Saint George 4th class ribbon 2000

Order of St. George, 4th class with a bow "in honor of 26 years of maritime campaigns" (1885) * Saint vladimir (bande)

Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (1891)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gripenberg, Casimir 1836 births 1908 deaths Imperial Russian Navy admirals People from Östergötland Russian military personnel of the Crimean War Russian military personnel of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish people from the Russian Empire