Juvenals

The Juvenals (

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: ''Juvenalerna'') was a

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at the

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, in

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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 (school), gymnasium'' in the cath ...

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''. Student organizations in Sweden Defunct clubs and societies Uppsala University Student organizations established in 1835 1835 establishments in Sweden 19th-century establishments in Uppsala County {{Edu-org-stub