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Carl Gustav (other)
Carl Gustav refers to two Kings of Sweden: *Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622–1660), King of Sweden *Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (born 1946), King of Sweden Carl Gustav can also refer to: People Politicians * Karl Gustav Abramsson (born 1947), Swedish politician *Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872–1945), Swedish politician *Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm (1790–1858), Swedish diplomat *Carl Gustaf Nordin (1749–1812), Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic *Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695–1770), Swedish politician *Karl Gustaf Westman (1876–1944), Swedish historian and politician Athletes * Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt (1884–1935), Swedish horse rider * Karl Gustaf Vinqvist (1883–1967), Swedish gymnast Artists *Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1851–1890), Swedish painter *Carl Gustaf Pilo (1711–1793), Swedish painter *Carl Gustav Carus (1789–1869), German physiologist and painter Entertainers *Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (1921–1992), Swedish actor *Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt (1910–1985), Danish film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles X Gustav Of Sweden
Charles X Gustav, also Carl Gustav ( sv, Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg and Catherine of Sweden. After his father's death he also succeeded him as Pfalzgraf. He was married to Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, who bore his son and successor, Charles XI. Charles X Gustav was the second Wittelsbach king of Sweden after the childless king Christopher of Bavaria (1441–1448) and he was the first king of the Swedish ''Caroline era'', which had its peak during the end of the reign of his son, Charles XI. He led Sweden during the Second Northern War, enlarging the Swedish Empire. By his predecessor Christina, he was considered ''de facto'' Duke of Eyland (Öland), before ascending to the Swedish throne. His numbering as ''Charles X'' derives from a 16th-century invention. The Swedish king Charles IX (1604–1611) chose his numeral afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt (9 November 1666 – 24 October 1736) was a Swedish officer, general and friherre (baron) who took part in the Great Northern War. Early life Carl Gustaf Armfeldt was born in Swedish Ingria to lieutenant colonel Gustaf Armfelt and Anna Elisabet Brakel. Like other members of his family Armfelt devoted himself to war and at seventeen years' age joined Nylands kavalleri as a cadet. In 1685 he left this position and left for France where he joined prince Ferdinand of Fürstenberg's regiment as a mere footsoldier. He campaigned in France for twelve years and returned to Sweden as a captain. Great Northern War Due to his military experience he was employed in the Finnish army as a generaladjutant in 1701 and stayed with this army for most of the Great Northern War. He was named commander of the Finnish army in 1713. During the long war he distinguished himself in several occasions, especially during the defense of Helsingfors in 1713, but met an overwhelming Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gustaf Von Mannerheim
Count Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (10 August 1797 – 9 October 1854) was a Finnish entomologist and governor of the Viipuri province in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Career From 1819 he served as the secretary to the Finnish Minister Secretary of State in Saint Petersburg. In 1833 he was appointed governor of the Vaasa Province and soon after of Viipuri and Savonlinna County. From 1839 until his death he served as the chief judge of the newly formed Imperial Court of Appeals (“Kayserlichen Hofgerichtes”, hovioikeus) in Vyborg. Scientific contributions Mannerheim devoted much of his time to natural sciences and acquired a significant scientific collection of Coleoptera. He published many papers concerning them and worked on the collections of the natural history museums of Dorpat, Saint-Petersburg and Moscow. He contributed greatly to the knowledge of the coleopteran fauna of western North America (then Russian America). Societies and organizations Mannerheim was a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gustaf Thomson
Carl Gustaf Thomson (13 October 1824, in Malmöhus – 20 September 1899, in Lund) was a Swedish entomologist. Thomson became a student in the University of Lund in 1843, graduated in 1850 and became associate professor of zoology there in 1857. In 1862 he became the curator of the entomological department of the Zoological Museum and in 1864 became a lecturer in entomology as well. An 1872 scholarship enabled him to travel to the continent for scientific study. He was offered the post of Director of the Entomological Museum in Berlin, but he declined. Carl Gustaf Thomson was the author of ''Coleoptera Scandinaviae'' (ten volumes, 1859–68), ''Skandinaviens inseckta'' (1862), ''Scandinavia Hymenoptera'' (five volumes, 1871–79) and ''Opuscula Entomologica'' (22 bands, 1869–97) He also published descriptions of the insects collected on the voyage of the Fregatten Eugenies (HSwMS Eugenie HSwMS ''Eugenie'' was a Swedish frigate, armed with 40 cannons. Between 1851 and 1853, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
Carl-Gustaf Arvid Rossby ( 28 December 1898 – 19 August 1957) was a Swedish-born American meteorologist who first explained the large-scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of fluid mechanics. He identified and characterized both the jet stream and the long waves in the westerlies that were later named Rossby waves. Biography Carl-Gustaf Rossby was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the first of five children born to Arvid and Alma Charlotta (Marelius) Rossby. He attended Stockholm University, where he developed his first interest in mathematical physics. Rossby came into meteorology and oceanography while studying geophysics under Vilhelm Bjerknes at the Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen in Bergen, Norway, during 1919, where Bjerknes' group was developing the groundbreaking concepts that became known as the Bergen School of Meteorology, including theory of the polar front. He also studied at the University of Leipzig and at the Lindenberg Observatory (''Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl-Gustaf Regårdh
Carl Gustaf (''Carl-Gustaf'') Bore Regårdh (25 March 1921 – 20 March 2009) was a Swedish engineer. Regårdh had a distinguished senior career in the Swedish Army, starting as an engineer and progressing through various roles of increasing responsibility and rank. Noteworthy positions included serving as an assistant military attaché in Washington, D.C., where he facilitated technology transfers to Sweden. Upon returning to Sweden, he held administrative positions in the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration. He eventually became Chief of the Swedish Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' Corps, overseeing significant advancements in maintenance systems and advocating for technical education reform. After two terms, he transitioned to private business, where he conducted investigations for prestigious institutions and government agencies. Early life Regårdh was born on 25 March 1921 in in Malmöhus County, the son of Carl Regårdh and his wife Lilly (née Ohnell). Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Carl Gustaf Mosander (10 September 1797 – 15 October 1858) was a Swedish chemist. He discovered the rare earth elements lanthanum, erbium and terbium. Early life and education Born in Kalmar, Mosander attended school there until he moved to Stockholm with his mother in 1809. In Stockholm, he became an apprentice at the ''Ugglan'' pharmacy. He took his pharmacy examination in 1817, but had an interest in medicine and joined the Karolinska Institute in 1820. He passed his medical examination in 1825. He worked in the laboratory of Jöns Jakob Berzelius and became a close friend of fellow student Friedrich Wöhler. Career In 1832 Jöns Jakob Berzelius retired in favor of his student Carl Gustaf Mosander who succeeded him as professor of chemistry and pharmacy in the Karolinska Institute. From 1845 Mosander was also a professor at and inspector for the Pharmaceutical Institute. Mosander was an assistant curator of the mineralogical collections of the Swedish Museum of Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Gustav Von Löwenwolde
Count Karl Gustav von Löwenwolde (17th century - 30 April 1735 Räpina) ( pl, Karl Gustaw von Loewenwolde, russian: Левенвольде, Карл Густав, lv, Kārlis Gustavs Lēvenvolde) was a Russian diplomat and military commander of German extraction. He was a native of German speaking population of Livonia; and son of Gerhard Johann von Löwenwolde and Magdalene Elisabeth von Löwen and brother to knight of the Order of St. Andrew and Order of the Black Eagle Gustav Reinhold von Löwenwolde and Reichsgraf Friedrich Casimir von Löwenwolde. He started his career at the court of Peter I of Russia and became one of the most important people at the court of Anna of Russia. He received the rank of general major in 1730 and become the first chief of the Izmaylovsky Regiment. Minister plenipotentiary to Austrian and Prussian courts in 1731; instrumental in the negotiations of the Löwenwolde's Treaty, which broke the possibility of Prussian-French alliance. Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Gustaf Brandberg
Lieutenant General Karl Gustaf Brandberg (13 September 1905 – 19 September 1997) was a senior Swedish Army officer. He served as Commanding General of the VII Military District (1963–1966) and Gotland Military Command (1966–1968) and as Chief of Home Guard (1968–1971). Early life Brandberg was born on 13 September 1905 in Tryde Parish, Tomelilla Municipality, Sweden, the son of Sven Brandberg, an engineer, and Emma (née Andrén). He became a volunteer in Svea Life Guards at the age of 17 and thus began an unusual career "the long way" from non-commissioned officer to lieutenant general. He attended the Swedish Army Non-Commissioned Officer School and at the same time studied for '' studentexamen'', which he passed in 1929. Career Brandberg attended the Military Academy Karlberg and graduated in 1931. He was commissioned as an officer the same year and was assigned to South Scania Infantry Regiment as a second lieutenant. Brandberg was promoted to lieutenant in 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gustaf Wrangel
'' Fältmarskalk'' Carl Gustaf Wrangel (also Carl Gustav von Wrangel; 23 December 1613 – 5 July 1676) was a Swedish Statesman and Military Commander who commanded the Swedish forces in the Thirty Years', Torstenson, Bremen, Second Northern and Scanian Wars. A Baltic German, he held the ranks of a Field Marshal, Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish forces in Germany (1646–1648), and Lord High Admiral of Sweden (from 1657). Wrangel was Governor-General of Swedish Pomerania (1648–1652 and 1656–1676) and, from 1664, Lord High Constable of Sweden and a member of the Privy Council. He held the title of a Count of Salmis until 1665, when he became Count of Sölvesborg. By 1673, Wrangel's title was "Count of Sölvesborg, Freiherr of Lindeberg and Ludenhof, Lord of Skokloster, Bremervörde, Wrangelsburg, Spyker, Rappin, Ekebyhov, Gripenberg and Rostorp".Asmus (2003), p.195In 1666, he was still addressed Count of Salmis in the Treaty of Habenhausen: "Carl Gustav Wrang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl-Gustaf Ståhl
Major General Carl-Gustaf Ståhl (15 November 1920 – 11 April 2016) was a Swedish Army officer. Ståhl's military career began in 1940 when he joined the Military Academy Karlberg in Stockholm, graduating in 1942 as a second lieutenant. Over the years, he underwent further training and rose through the ranks, serving in various capacities within the Swedish military. Notably, he commanded the third Swedish battalion in Cyprus as part of the UN Peacekeeping Force and later served as a military attaché in Washington, D.C., and Ottawa. Promoted to major general in 1972, he held significant roles in the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration before entering the reserves in 1982. Ståhl's international service continued as he commanded the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in Damascus from 1982 to 1985, achieving notable success in facilitating a prisoner exchange between Syria and Israel. Post-retirement, he contributed to educational initiatives on behalf of the Swedish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gustaf Von Nieroth
Carl Gustaf von Nieroth (died 1712) was a Swedish officer and Governor-General of Swedish Estonia 1709–1710 (though not formally installed) and of Finland 1710–1712. The exact date and location of his birth are unknown, but believed to be in Finland. He was a son of the Baltic German Otto Nieroth and Gertrud Baranoff. He was first recorded in 1671 as a cornet of the Swedish Army in Swedish Pomerania. In 1692 he had risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel, in 1700 to major general and in 1704 to lieutenant general. During the Great Northern War Nieroth was involved in several successful battles, the Battle of Warsaw (1705) being his greatest success. After Viborg was lost in 1710, Nieroth was sent to try to reclaim it. He assembled 10,000 men, who besieged the city in 1711 but lacked equipment to enter it, and had to retreat. He died suddenly during a temporary halt in Sarvlax manor ( fi, Sarvilahti) in Pernå parish, on 25 January 1712. He was married on 7 January 1686 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
