Peter Wieselgren
Peter Wieselgren | |
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Wieselgren in his later years with the Order of the Polar Star Commander insignia. Based on a painting by Hilda Lindgren. | |
| Born | Peter Jonasson 1 October 1800 |
| Died | 10 October 1877 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Stampen Cemetery, Gothenburg |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian, archivist, literary historian, priest, theologian |
| Spouse |
Matilda Catharina Rosenquist
(m. 1833) |
| Children | 10, including
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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.