Edvard von Düben

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Edvard von Düben
Full name
Edvard Vilhelm von Düben
Born16 August 1865
Ljusne, Sweden
Died4 March 1930(1930-03-04) (aged 64)
Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico
Noble familyvon Düben
Spouse(s)Raymunda Sánchez
FatherVilhelm von Düben
MotherAmelie Westerberg

Edvard Vilhelm von Düben or Eden[1] (August 16, 1865 – March 4, 1930) was a Swedish peer, consul, pharmacist, lieutenant and photographer.

Early life[]

Edvard von Düben was born August 16, 1865, in Ljusne, Söderala, Sweden,[1] to Amelie von Düben (née Westerberg) and Vilhelm von Düben. The fourth and last child in a Noble family.[2] Von Düben spent some years in Landskrona before leaving Sweden, where his family accommodated renown Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.[3][4]

Career[]

Von Düben sat up a photography business in Landskrona, Scania in the 19th-century.[1][5]

Von Düben served in the Brazilian army as lieutenant. In addition, he was also running a business in book-printing in Sorocaba, São Paulo.[2]

Edvard to the left in his pharmacy in Salina Cruz in 1911

Von Düben made his way to Mexico after he had stayed in Brazil for some time. While in Mexico von Düben opened a chemical-technical business. The business took off first in Salina Cruz, and later in San Jerónimo[disambiguation needed].[2] Von Düben was appointed Swedish vice-consul to Salina Cruz in 1910,[6] and in 1917 he married 19 year old Raymunda Sánchez.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "von Düben, Edvard Vilhelm (1865 - )". digitaltmuseum.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Von Düben nr 139 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Fredrik Wierths föräldrars och morförälders hus. Här bodde Selma Lagerlöf 1885, inneboende hos familjen von Düben". digitaltmuseum.se. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ^ Palm, Anna-Karin (16 August 2019). Jag vill sätta världen i rörelse: En biografi över Selma Lagerlöf (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 978-91-0-017988-5.
  5. ^ "von Düben, Edvard Vilhelm (1865 - ) [sv] - KulturNav". kulturnav.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ^ "186 (Sveriges statskalender / 1915)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 July 2021.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Swedish vice-consul to Salina Cruz
1910–1923
Succeeded by
Herman Gagstätter
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