Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander (June 23, 1816 – May 9, 1881) was a Swedish architect and artist.

Biography

Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander was born in

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, Sweden. He was the son of Georg Fredrik Scholander (1785-1825) and Karin Nyström (1786 -1866). His mother was the sister of architect Per Axel Nyström (1793–1868). He became fatherless at the age of nine, and his uncle then became his foster father. Scholander studied art in 1831 at the

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, archite ...

. He settled in

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during 1841, where for almost two years he was a student of Louis-Hippolyte Lebas (1782–1867) at

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. He was called in 1847 as vice-professor and became a full professor of architecture at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in 1848. He trained many members of the next generation of Swedish architects, among them

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(1831–1907) and Isak Gustaf Clason (1856–1930). From 1851-53 he was a director and between 1851-66 he served as treasurer. In 1868, he became the academy's secretary and held this position until his death. Among his main works are the Stockholm Synagogue, the Katedralskolan school building in Uppsala, the County Museum in

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, ''Stadshotellet'' in

Mariestad Mariestad () is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 16,611 inhabitants in 2019. Until 1997 it was the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden betw ...

, the old

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building on

Drottninggatan Drottninggatan (''Queen Street'') in Stockholm, Sweden, is a major pedestrian street. It stretches north from the bridge Riksbron at Norrström, in the district of Norrmalm, to Observatorielunden in the district of Vasastaden. Composition Formi ...

, the Bernadotte royal burial chapel at

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, as well as several interiors at

Drottningholm Palace The Drottningholm Palace ( sv, Drottningholms slott) is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. Drottningholm is near the capital Stockholm. Built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), it is one of Sweden ...

and the

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Personal life

Scholander was married to his cousin Carin Nyström (1830–1912). They had seven children; among them musician and composer

Sven Scholander Sven Scholander (1860–1936) was a Swedish singer, musician, composer and sculptor. Sven Scholander. ''sv.wikipedia.org''. Retrieved: August 21, 2012. His musical innovations led to a revival in Swedish lute playing while his solo performances o ...

(1860–1936) and artist

Anna Boberg Anna Katarina Boberg, née Scholander, (3 December 1864 – 27 January 1935) was a Swedish artist married to prominent architect Ferdinand Boberg. Anna Scholander was the daughter of architect Fredrik Wilhelm Scholander and the granddaughter o ...

(1864 –1935). Scholander died in 1881 and was buried at

Norra Begravningsplatsen Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Cemetery" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of the Stockholm urban area, located in Solna Municipality. Inaugurated on 9 June 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables. Nota ...

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Gallery

Stadshotellet i Mariestad.JPG, ''Stadshotellet'',

Drottningholms slott rikssalen 2011.jpg, ''Rikssalen'' at

Katedralskolan Uppsala main-entrance.jpg, Katedralskolan, Uppsala Gamla tekniska högskolan, Stockholm 03.jpg, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien 01.jpg, Royal Forest and Agricultural Academy Alternativa Politikerveckan at St Hans-skolan, 2009.jpg, S:t Hans-skolan, Visby Länsresidenset.jpg, Länsresidenset, Kristianstad LA2-vx06-smalandsmuseum-gamla.jpg, Småland Museum, Växjö

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scholander, Fredrik Wilhelm Swedish male painters 1816 births 1881 deaths Artists from Stockholm École des Beaux-Arts alumni 19th-century Swedish painters 19th-century Swedish architects Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen 19th-century Swedish male artists