Julius Mankell

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Julius Mankell

Julius Mankell (born June 8, 1828 in Stockholm , † February 23, 1897 ibid) was a Swedish officer, politician and military historian.

Life

Although more interested in music and painting, Mankell began a military career at the age of 19. Under the influence of the revolutionary events of 1848, he was open to progressive political currents. With the publisher of the Aftonbladet , August Sohlmann , the author August Theodor Blanche and others, he founded the Sniper Society ( Skarpskytterörelse ) in the 1860s, which was very popular with the Swedish population and soon had 5000 members. It represented the vision of an armed independent people, but limited itself in its activities to the celebration of national heroes, the organization of shooting competitions and festivals.

Mankell twice advised the Swedish king on plans for war against Russia, but these were not carried out. With the knowledge and support of King Charles XV. he took part in the January uprising of Poland against Russia in 1863 , in which he was wounded and taken prisoner by Austria. On his return he was celebrated as a hero in the population, while government agencies and diplomacy viewed his activities very critically. When King Oscar II came to power in 1872, Mankell retired from military service with the rank of captain.

In addition, Mankell was also directly active as a liberal politician. In 1866 he was elected to the Stockholm City Council, from 1869 to 1872 and from 1882 he was a member of the Reichstag. Mankell has been researching military history since the 1860s. He translated Carl von Clausewitz 's writings , wrote articles for magazines, an essay on Gustav Adolph , an illustrated work on uniforms and books on Swedish and Finnish military history.

literature

  • Julius Mankell . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : L – Z, including supplement . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 122 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

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SURNAME Mankell, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish officer, politician, member of the Riksdag and military historian
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1897
Place of death Stockholm