Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz
Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz (born July 28, 1754 in Turku as Abraham Niclas Clewberg , † March 15, 1821 in Stockholm ) was a Finnish-Swedish writer and scientist.
Life
Clewberg, a son of Carl Abraham Clewberg , a professor at the Turku Academy , studied at this academy and became a lecturer in 1773 and a librarian in 1780. In 1783 he went to Stockholm and in 1787 became the private secretary of King Gustav III. who elevated him to the nobility in 1789 with the name Edelcrantz. In 1793 he became a chancellery and in 1794 an archivist. After going on a study trip abroad from 1801 to 1804, he was made head of the royal theaters in 1804 . In the following years he accumulated other posts and in 1808 was practically head of government as acting court chancellor. He promoted the steam engine and the steamboat. The optical telegraph he developed was twice as fast as the French telegraph.
He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1786 , also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (from 1797, 1798 as President), the Royal Swedish Academy for Forestry and Agriculture (from 1812 as Chairman) and honorary member of the Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Academies (from 1808).
Works
- A Treatise on Telegraphs . 1796
- Bevare Gud vår kung . 1805
literature
- Carl-Fredrik Corin: Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz (Clewberg) . In: Svenskt biografiskt lexikon vol. 12, 1949, p. 54 ff ( online resource ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Edelcrantz, Abraham Niclas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clewberg, Abraham Niclas (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish-Swedish statesman, poet and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turku |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1821 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |