Daniel Enoch Nathanael Nordlander (3 January 1829 – 27 February 1890) was a

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Lieutenant Colonel of the Swedish Army, Adjutant to

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Charles XV of Sweden,

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of Kongl. Telegrafverket, and

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of the

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of the

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for the

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(1883-1885).

Biography

Daniel Nordlander was born on 3 January 1829 in

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, Sweden, as the son of the

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and

Nils Nordlander, founder of

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, and Anna Maria Gestrin. He studied at Härnösand secondary school and was enrolled as a student at

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on 7 December 1846. In the military, he was appointed Furir in 1849, Second Lieutenant on 9 July 1850 at the Regiment of Nerike, and

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on 2 November 1855 after studies at the Higher Artillery School, a predecessor of the Swedish Defence University. In the Swedish Army, he was appointed Captain on 7 March 1862, Major on 15 February 1867, and Lieutenant Colonel on 12 April 1872. Charles XV of Sweden and Prince Oscar with Adjutants

Charles XV of Sweden and Prince Oscar with Adjutants

Nordlander served as acting General Staff Officer at the Ministry of Defence in 1855, ordinary General Staff Officer 18 April 1856. He then served as Courier Officer on 5 March 1861 and then Adjutant on 28 January 1864 to

Charles XV of Sweden. He was appointed

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at the Ministry of Defence 1867–1872. Thereafter, he was appointed Intendant at Televerket, head of the Northern Telegraph District, and then

of Televerket in 1874. Daniel Nordlander served as

for the

of the

for the

(1883-1885). In addition, he was also a member of the Swedish Order of Freemasons. Nordlander was elected as member of the

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in 1871.

Distinctions

National orders

* : Commander

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of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

(30 November 1889) (Knight 30 November 1878) * : Knight of the

Order of the Sword The Royal Order of the Sword (officially: ''Royal Order of the Sword''; Swedish: ''Kungliga Svärdsorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry and military decoration created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23, 1748, together with the ...

(28 January 1871) * : Knight of the

Order of Charles XIII The Royal Order of Charles XIII ( sv, Kungliga Carl XIII:s orden) is a Swedish order of merit, founded by King Charles XIII in 1811. Membership The Lord and Master of the Order is the King of Sweden, currently King Carl XVI Gustaf. Membership o ...

(28 January 1881)

Foreign orders

* : Chevalier of the

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(1867) * :

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of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1861) * : Commander 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog (1885) (Knight 1862) * : Knight of the

Order of Saint Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav I ...

(1862) * : Knight of the

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(1867) * : Knight of the

Order of the Oak Crown The Order of the Oak Crown (french: Ordre de la Couronne de chêne, german: Eichenlaubkronenorden, lb, Eechelaafkrounenuerden) is an order of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. History The Order of the Oak Crown was established in 1841 by Gran ...

(1867) * : Knight Grand Cordon 2nd Class of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (1879)

References

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Biography

Distinctions

National orders

Foreign orders

See also

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