Elof Kristofer Tegnér (30 June 1844 – 26 February 1900) was a Swedish historian, author and librarian of the Lund University Library. He was the grandson of Esaias Tegnér the Elder and brother of Esaias Tegnér the Younger.
Elof Tegnér | |
|---|---|
.png) Photograph from Alvin by unknown. | |
| Born | 30 June 1844 Källstorp Parish, Scania, Kingdom of Sweden |
| Died | 26 February 1900 (aged 55) Lund City Parish, Scania, Kingdom of Sweden |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Spouse |
Hedvig Munck (m. 1891) |
Biography
editHe is the son of Christofer Tegnér and Emma Sophia Kinberg. In 1860, he graduated from Lund University.[1] In 1865 and 1870, he worked as extraordinary assistant at the Lund University Library and the Swedish Royal Library respectively.[2] Tegnér was responsible for moving the collections of the Royal Library, when it moved to Humlegården, Stockholm in 1877, as he was considered the most qualified; including tours he made to Germany, Italy, Spain and France in 1868–1869 to study libraries and museums.[3] In 1883, he was appointed head librarian of the Lund University Library. In 1899, he was elected 689th member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
On 9 September 1891, he married Hedvig Munck af Rosenschöld, daughter of Thomas Munck af Rosenschöld.[4] He was buried in the Lund Northern Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ Hildebrand, Emil, ed. (1899). Historisk tidskrift [The Historical Journal] (in Swedish) (19th ed.). Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. pp. 197–198. SELIBR 11309992.
- ^ Westrin, Theodor, ed. (1919). Nordisk familjebok [Nordic Family Book] (in Swedish). Vol. 28 (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Nordisk Familjeboks Förlag. pp. 656–657. SELIBR 10232365.
- ^ Hofberg, Herman; et al., eds. (1906). Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon [Handbook of Swedish National Biography] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Förlag. pp. 593–594. SELIBR 21501249.
- ^ Karlsson Leijonhufvud, Karl, ed. (1898). Svensk adelskalender [The Swedish Peerage Register] (in Swedish) (1st ed.). Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. pp. 390. SELIBR 13584153.
External links
edit- Archive page at Alvin
- Publications at LIBRIS