Axel Fredrik Palander

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Axel Fredrik Palander (born October 2, 1802 in Karlskrona ; † August 27, 1857 there ) was a Swedish captain .

Life

Palander's parents were the military doctor Lars Adolf Palander and Christina Fredrika Faxe . He embarked on a career in the Swedish Navy , became a naval officer in 1820 and sailed on various warships, including from 1847 to 1848 as captain of the corvette Najaden . In 1846 he was awarded the Dannebrog Order . In 1852 Palander was promoted to frigate captain (Swedish commendörkapten ). From 1855 he worked in Karlskrona as manager of the shipyard there.

Palander was married to Emelie Jacquette Constance du Rées since 1840 . His son Louis was also a naval officer and became known as a polar explorer.

literature

  • Lars Feuk: Historiska skizzer och silhouetter från Carlskrona . Littorin, Christianstad 1882
  • Axel Bergholm: Sukukirja: Suomen aatelittomia sukuja . Otava, Helsinki 1901