The Juvenals (
Swedish
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: ''Juvenalerna'') was a
student society
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at the
University of Uppsala
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, in
Sweden
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. 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''.
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Defunct clubs and societies
Uppsala University
Student organizations established in 1835
1835 establishments in Sweden
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