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.
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.
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.