Edvard von Düben explained

Edvard von Düben
Birth Date:16 August 1865
Birth Place:Ljusne, Sweden
Noble Family:Düben family
Father:Carl Gustaf von Düben
Mother:Amelie Westerberg
Death Place:Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico
Successor:Herman Gagstätter
Succession:Swedish vice-consul to Salina Cruz
Full Name:Edvard Vilhelm von Düben
Spouse:Raymunda Sánchez
Honorific Prefix:Freiherr
Tenure:1910–1923

Edvard Vilhelm von Düben or Eden (16 August 1865 – 4 March 1930) was a Swedish consul, pharmacist, lieutenant and photographer.

Early life

Edvard von Düben was born on August 16, 1865, in Ljusne, Söderala, Sweden, into the Düben family. His parents were Amelie and Carl Gustaf Wilhelm von Düben. He was the grandson of Anders Gustaf von Düben and the youngest of their four children. He lived in Landskrona before leaving Sweden, where his family hosted the famous Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf at Storgatan 10.

Career

In the 19th century, Düben established a photography enterprise in Landskrona, Scania. He later became a lieutenant in the Brazilian army and operated a book-printing venture in Sorocaba, São Paulo.

Following his time in Brazil, Düben journeyed to Mexico where he set up chemical-technical enterprise. This business thrived initially in Salina Cruz and later in San Jerónimo, Oaxaca. Düben was appointed as the Swedish vice-consul in Salina Cruz in 1910.

In 1917, he married with Raymunda Sánchez.

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