Jonas Apelblad
Jonas Apelblad (* 1717 in Vadstena ; † February 17, 1786 in Åkerby ) was a Swedish travel writer.
Life
Jonas Apelblad received his doctorate in philosophy in Uppsala in 1749 and worked as a lecturer. He traveled through Germany and published the Resebeskrifning öfver Pommern och Brandenburg in 1757 and Resebeskrifning öfver Sachsen in 1759 .
In 1762 Apelblad became an advisor to Prince Karl, later Karl XIII. of Sweden . In 1766 he was raised to the nobility as af Apelblad .
Apelblad was married to Anna Elisabeth Martineau.
literature
- Jonas Apelblad . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 41 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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SURNAME | Apelblad, Jonas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish travel writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1717 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vadstena |
DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1786 |
Place of death | Åkerby |