Find A Grave - Uppsala Lan

Adolph (Alf)
Swedish Monarch. Living from approximately 400 to 430 A.D., he was a member of the Yngling Dynast, and ruled Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which subsequently developed into that country by about 980 A. D. Also known as Atawulf (Swedish: Alf [Adolf], nicknamed Elfse), he was likely to have been Adolph I. Evidence exists that he did exist outside of the legends. Adolph was co-ruler with his brother Ingvi (Yngve) and was married to Queen Bera. The relationship between the...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Thorsugle (Tumulus), Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: The tumulus is no longer visible on the bank of the Fyris River.
Arrhenius, Svante b. February 19, 1859 d. October 2, 1927
Physical Chemist. He is considered by many to be the founder of physical chemistry. Born in Uppsala, Sweden, he was self-educated and became an arithmetical prodigy as a young boy. He specialized on the conductivity of electrolytes which would earn him a Noble Prize in Chemistry for 1903, the first Swedish citizen to do so. The Arrenhius equation and the lunar crater Arrenhius is named after him. (Bio by: s.canning)
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Canute II the Tall (Knut Holmgersson Långe) b. 1200 d. 1234
King of Sweden. As the son of Prince Hollinger the Elder, he belonged to a branch of the same Erican Dynasty and reigned between Eric the Lisper-and-Halter's two periods on the throne. He had been King Eric's councilor before staging a mutinous revolt against him in 1229. His reign lasted for five years until he was killed in another battle, which enabled Eric to return. King Canute II relied on an Earl Chancellor of his who had so much power of his own that he minted his own coins as if he...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Skoklosters kyrka (Skokloster Church), Balsta, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Celsius, Anders b. November 27, 1701 d. 1744
Scientist, Astronomer. Born in Uppsala, Sweden, he was a astronomer, physicist and mathematician noted for developing the temperature scale used in almost all scientific work. Celsius' fixed scale for measuring temperature defines zero degrees as the temperature at which water freezes and 100 degrees as the temperature at which water boils. In 1741, he built Sweden's first observatory. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Gamla Uppsala kyrka och kyrkogård, Uppsala Kommun, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: Beneath the church floor
Dagerman, Stig b. October 25, 1923 d. November 4, 1954
Poet, Writer, Essayist, Playwright. Concidered as one of the most important Swedish authors. Started as a writer for the paper ”Arbetaren,” a co-operation he maintained throughout his life. At the age of 21, 1945, he made his debut as an author with the novel ”Ormen” (The Snake). As a playwright, he made his debut at Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm with ”Den Dödsdömde” (1947) (The Sentenced). That same year he released his noted collection of short stories ”Nattens lekar” (Games of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Cause of death: Suicide
Älvkarleby kyrkogård, Alvkarleby, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Delblanc, Sven b. May 26, 1931 d. December 15, 1992
Author. Swedish writer, born in Swan River, Manitoba, Canada, as his family were immigrants. In 1935, when he was four years old, the family returned to Sweden. He made his debute with the novel "Eremitkräftan" 1962, but his breakthrough book was "Prästkappan", published the year after, in 1963. He was brought up in a rural environment, which very much affected his writing. His writing was retrospective towards the old peasant life of Sweden, as well as dealing with the great issues of life. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Hammarby kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: 6/10
Eadgils the Mighty (Adils den Mäktige)
Legendary Swedish king. He lived approximately 500 to 575 and reigned over Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which developed into that country by about 980 A.D. Belonging to the ancient Yngling Dynasty of Upsala, according to Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson, he was the son of King Ohthere. His importance is clearly evidenced by the huge mound at Old Upsala, also called Thor's Tumulus, which Prof. Birger Nerman and others have considered to be his grave. It is the newest...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Gamla Uppsala kungshögar (Royal Tumuli), Uppsala Kommun, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: Östhögen (East Tumulus)
Edwin the Old (Aun den Gamle)
Legendary Swedish king. He lived approximately 410 to 495 and reigned over Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which developed into that country by about 980 A.D. Belonging to the ancient Yngling Dynasty of Upsala, according to Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson he was the son of an obscure King Jorund. The oldest one of the huge mounds at Old Upsala, also called Odin's Tumulus, has been judged by Prof. Birger Nerman and others to be his grave. It was the first created among...[Read More] (Bio by: Find A Grave)
Gamla Uppsala kungshögar (Royal Tumuli), Uppsala Kommun, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: Mellanhögen (Middle Tumulus)
Eric (V) the Victorious (Erik Segersäll) d. 995
King of Sweden. Of the Upsala Dynasty, a collective name used here for the ancient line of Swealand rulers, he may well have been the fifth Eric and his son the fifth Olaf, but they were not counted thus officially. An Eric (IV) son of another Olaf, earlier in his century, and a disputed Eric (III) Weatherhat, dead in 882, may have been his more immediate namesake predecessors. Born approximately 945 he is the first king generally named by most historians to head an unbroken list of factually...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Gamla Uppsala kungshögar (Royal Tumuli), Uppsala Kommun, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: Unidentified tumulus.
Erikson, Moltas b. November 29, 1932 d. June 1, 1988
Entertainer, TV-personality. Born Jan Henning. He was a psychiatrist who had a natural talent for entertainment, and with time became one of the most appreciated figures of this field in Sweden. He was one of the front-figures of TV-show "Mosebacke Monarki" (Monarchy of Mosebacke), as well as in the Radio show "På Minuten". He also had a great hit with the song "Norgevisan" (Song of Norway) - a humerous act full of irony and sarkasm about the "brother land" of Sweden. He had some minor roles in...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: 3/198B
Fridegård, Jan b. June 14, 1897 d. September 8, 1968
Author and Poet. One of Sweden's leading proletarian-writers. His writing was often autobiographical and was coloured by his harsh childhood, growing up in a poor home under bad conditions. He made his debute as a poet in 1931, with the collection of poems "Den svarta lutan". His first novel, "En natt i juli", was published in 1933. His breakthrough was in 1936 with "Jag - Lars Hård", very much describing his own life. Other noted books from his vast production are "Trägudars land" (1940), "...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: 5/304
Fröding, Gustav b. 1860 d. 1911
Noted Swedish Poet. Born 1860 in Alster, Värmland, and was a pioneer in Swedish poetry, liberating the traditional verse from its common pattern. In many ways an outsider, a fact that often marked his writing. He opposed his public image, and revealed such personal secrets like his abuse of alcohol, or that he used to buy love for money. In ”Splashes of grail” he wrote (Free translation): ”I bought my love for money, for nothing else was to get. Sing beautyfully, grating strings, sing...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Hammarskjold, Dag b. July 29, 1905 d. September 18, 1961
Swedish Diplomat, Economist, Author, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Nobel Prize Winner. He was the 4th and youngest son of Hjalmar Hammarskjold who was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917. He spent most of his childhood in Uppsala, Sweden, where he attended Uppsala University and by 1930 had received his Licentiate of Philosophy and Master of Laws Degrees. He was secretary on a government committee on unemployment from 1930 to 1934 during which time he wrote his...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cause of death: Plane crash
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Ingvi (Yngve)
Legendary Swedish king. He lived approximately 402 to 430 and reigned over Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which developed into that country by about 980 A.D. Belonging to the ancient Yngling Dynasty of Upsala, he has also been counted as Ingi II. The fertility god of Norse mythology, Ingvi-Freyr (Yngve Frej), for whom the dynasty and the story about it was named, was numbered Ingi I. According to the Yngling Saga of historian Snorri Sturluson, Ingvi and his brother Adolph (...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Thorsugle (Tumulus), Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: The tumulus is no longer visible on the bank of the Fyris River.
Knutsson, Gösta b. October 12, 1908 d. April 4, 1973
Author, Radio Announcer. He introduced quiz-show in Sweden 1938. Apart from his quiz-shows, he was an often heard voice in the Swedish radio. In 1939 he commenced his career as one of Sweden's most popular writers of children's books, by publishing the first volume of Pelle Svanslös ("Pelle Tailless"). Altogether he wrote 13 books about Pelle, a cat with great personality, but no tail. His hometown, the city of Uppsala, has created an annual scollarship, Gösta Knutsson-stipendiet, to his memory...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: 48/1908B
Liljefors, Bruno b. 1860 d. 1939
Acclaimed Artist. He got his education at Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm. As a juvenile he got an interest for wildlife, something he years later brought in to his art. His famous paintings are very representative, as they almost exclusively describe wildlife and nature scenes. Bruno Liljefors paitings are represented at Sweden´s National Museum, Gothenburg Museum of Art, museums in Helsinki, Dresden and Florence among others. At the end of his life, he released the book ”Det vildas rike” (...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Lindfors (Torstensdotter), Viveca (Elsa Viveca) b. December 29, 1920 d. October 25, 1995
Actress. Known for roles in "Backstreet Justice," "Adventures of Don Juan," "Stargate," "A Question of Guilt," and "Natural Enemies." (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Uppsala gamla kyrkogård, Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Ohthere (Ottar Vendelkråka)
Legendary Swedish king. He lived approximately 478 to 525 and reigned over Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which developed into that country by about 980 A.D. Belonging to the ancient Yngling Dynasty of Upsala, according to Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson, he was the son of King Ongentheow and was killed in action during military exercises against the Danes. Earlier he had taken part in his father's campaign against the Goths to the immediate south of the Swea Region...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Ottarshögen i Vendel (Tumulus of Ohthere), Tierps Kommun, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Olaf (IV) of Sweden (Olov)
Prince or Co-Ruler of Sweden. According to Icelandic sources he was a brother of King Eric (V) the Victorious, but is otherwise mainly known as the father of Prince Beorn the Strident-and-Strong (Styrbjörn Starke), who with Danish assistance battled his uncle Eric over his claim to the Swedish throne. Beorn lost the contest at the fabled Battle of the Fyris Fields outside of Upsala around 985. His father may have been counted as Olaf IV of Sweden if he actually ruled jointly with Eric, as some...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Gamla Uppsala kungshögar (Royal Tumuli), Uppsala Kommun, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: Smaller tumulus of unknown location
Ongentheow (Angantyr Egil Tunnadolg)
Legendary Swedish king. He lived approximately 460 to 500 and reigned over Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which developed into that country by about 980 A.D. Belonging to the ancient Yngling Dynasty of Upsala, according to Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson, he was the son of King Edwin the Old and the father of King Ohthere. He was the only one of Edwin's ten sons that survived his father's life-sustaining sacrifices of all the others. One of the huge mounds at Old...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Gamla Uppsala kungshögar (Royal Tumuli), Uppsala Kommun, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Plot: Västhögen (West Tumulus)

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