1868 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1868 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XV^[1]

Events

• 19 September - inauguration of Dalsland Canal.
• 1 November - Folk high school introduced in Sweden.
• Bladin's International School
• United Methodist Church of Sweden^[2]

Births

• January 19 - Ebba Atterbom, translator and educator (died 1961)
• February 23 - Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Cabaret singer and movie director (died 1947)
• April 7 - Herman Bernhard Lundborg, physician and a race biologist. (died 1943)
• April 25 - Ernst Linder, arny general who served in the Swedish Army from 1887 to 1918 (died 1943)
• June 29 - Gustaf Nordenskiöld, scholar who was the first to scientifically study the ancient Pueblo ruins in Mesa Verde. (died 1895)
• July 24 - Axel Elof Jäderholm, zoologist and botanist (died 1927)
• September 6 - Axel Hägerström, philosopher (died 1939)
• November 15 - Josef Hammar, military surgeon and adventurer (died 1927)
• October 18 - Ernst Didring, leader of the Swedish Red Cross for prisoners of the war between 1915 and 1920. (died 1931)
• December 12 - Axel Petersson Döderhultarn, one of the recognized masters of wood carving (died 1925)
• December 22 - Gustaf Fjæstad, Swedish painter (died 1948)

Deaths

• 3 April - Franz Berwald, composer (born 1796)^[3]
• Sofia Ahlbom, artist (born 1803)
• Maria Fredrica von Stedingk, composer (born 1799)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charles XV - king of Sweden and Norway. Encyclopedia Britannica. 28 May 2018. en.
2. Book: Abraham. William J.. Kirby. James E.. The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies. 2009. OUP Oxford. 9780199212996. 95. en.
3. Web site: Franz Berwald - Swedish composer. Encyclopedia Britannica. 28 May 2018. en.