Casimir Gripenberg

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Carl Gustaf Casimir Gripenberg
Rear-Admiral Carl Gripenberg
Born	18 November [O.S. 6] 1836 Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died	5 April [O.S. 24 March] 1908 (aged 71) Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service	1855 – c. 1900
Rank	Rear Admiral
Battles/wars	Crimean War Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Carl Gustaf Casimir Gripenberg (Russian: Казимир Казимирович Гриппенберг, Kazimir Kazimirovich Grippenberg; 18 November [O.S. 6] 1836 – 5 April [O.S. 24 March] 1908) was a Finland–Swedish naval officer who served in the Imperial Russian Navy. He was a member of the Finno-Swedish noble  [sv], and was the older brother of General Oskar Gripenberg. He was a participant in the "Third American Expedition" in 1878.

Biography[]

Coat of arms of the  [sv]

Family[]

The Swedish noble  [sv] was originated from the Swedish province of Östergötland, and the original family name was Witte or Wittman before being granted nobility. The first ever known member of the family was Jacob Jöransson Witte (died 1659), who was a resident in the county of Östra Eneby socken in Östergötland. His son, Johan Wittman (1637 – 1703) was a military designer in the Västerbotten Regiment, and was granted nobility and the surname of Gripenberg in 1678.

Honours and awards[]

Domestic[]

• Order of St. Anna, 3rd class (1868)
• Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class for "round-the-world voyage" (1869)
• Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class (1873)
• Order of St. Anna, 2nd class for "the highest review of the steamship" (1879)
• Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class (1882)
• Order of St. George, 4th class with a bow "in honor of 26 years of maritime campaigns" (1885)
• Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (1891)

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