Carl Georg Björling (1870-1934) was a Swedish lawyer and professor.

Life

He was born on 16 September 1870 in

Halmstad Halmstad () is a port, university, industrial and recreational urban areas of Sweden, city at the mouth of the Nissan (river), Nissan river, in the provinces of Sweden, province of Halland on the Sweden, Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat ...

, Sweden, and was the son of

Carl Fabian Björling Carl Fabian Emanuel Björling (30 November 1839 – 6 May 1910) was a Swedish mathematician and meteorologist. Life He was born on 30 November 1839 in Västerås, Sweden, and died on 6 May 1910. He was the son of mathematician Emanuel Björlin ...

and his wife Minna Agnes Cecilia von Schéele. He died on 14 March 1934.

Career

He attained his Juris Doctor degree from

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

. He worked as a clerk at the

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. He later became a professor and vice-rector at

Honours

In 1920, he became a commander of the

Dannebrog order The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known as ''White Knights'' t ...

Bibliography

* ''Textbook of Civil Law for Beginners ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjorling, Carl Georg 20th-century Swedish lawyers People from Halmstad Lund University alumni Academic staff of Lund University Commanders of the Order of the Dannebrog 1870 births 1934 deaths