Peter Wieselgren

Peter Wieselgren
Wieselgren in his later years with the Order of the Polar Star Commander insignia. Based on a painting by Hilda Lindgren.
Born
Peter Jonasson

(1800-10-01)1 October 1800
Vislanda Parish, Småland, Sweden
Died10 October 1877(1877-10-10) (aged 77)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Resting placeStampen Cemetery, Gothenburg
Occupation(s)Librarian, archivist, literary historian, priest, theologian
Spouse
Matilda Catharina Rosenquist
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(m. 1833)​
Children10, including

Peter (Per) Wieselgren, born Jonasson (1 October 1800 – 10 October 1877) was a Lutheran priest, librarian, archivist, literary historian, and leader of the Swedish temperance movement who formed the first organised temperance society in Sweden.[1]

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Temperance Movements" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.