Nils Elias Anckers | |
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| Born | 7 June 1858 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 13 July 1921 (aged 63) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service | Swedish Navy |
| Rank | kommendör |
| Commands | Mines division of the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration Stockholm naval yard |
| Awards | Service Star (Congo) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Rundgren |
| Relations | Nils Johan Andersson (father) J. A. G. Acke (brother) Sigrid Rissler (sister) |
Nils Elias Anckers, (until 1904 Andersson;[1] 7 June 1858 – 13 July 1921) was a Swedish naval officer and marine artist. He served in the International Association of the Congo in the Congo Free State from 1884 to 1887 and had a successful military career after his return to Sweden. He obtained the rank of kommendör and became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. In 1910 he served as the head of the naval yard in Stockholm. He studied etching at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts from 1895 to 1896, and won a silver medal for his art at the 1900 Paris Exposition.
- ^ "Anckers, Nils Elias". Svensk uppslagsbok (in Swedish). Vol. 1 (2 ed.). Malmö: Förlagshuset Nordens boktryckeri. 1948.