Schauman

Coat of arms of the Schauman family

The Schauman family is a Swedish Finnish noble family of German origin,[1][2] introduced in both the Swedish House of Nobility[3] and the Finnish House of Nobility.[4] Originally known as a family of high-ranking soldiers, since the 1800s its representatives have become known in numerous other fields.[5]

History

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The family is from the Baltic countries and moved to Finland at the end of the 1600s. It is considered to be from the nobility of Courland.[3] However, according to an alternative theory the roots of the family could be in Kurpfalz, Germany, in which in 1596 a family with the same name was ennobled.[1]

The Finnish ancestor of the family is lieutenant colonel[6] Henrik Johan Schauman[1] (1649–1730) of the Turku County Cavalry Regiment, who came from the Ogre region in Livonia and moved to Sweden in 1662.[3] He was naturalized in the Swedish nobility in 1686 by Charles XI of Sweden[3] and his family was introduced to the House of Knights in 1697 as a nobleman, number 1287.[3]

Today's living branches are all descendants of his grandson, noble-muse Berndt Otto Schauman[5] (1738–1805). In connection with the organization of the Finnish House of Nobility, Schaumans were marked there in 1818 as a noble family, number 96.[3][4] Descendants of the family moved to Argentina in the late 19th century and in the 1920s to France;[3] the family still lives in both countries. Alternative noble families[clarification needed] have subsequently re-elected the right to represent the House of Knights. Schaumans are also living today in Paraguay and the United States.[3]

The Schauman noble family is strongly international, as some of its branches have long existed even in South America.[5]

Notable members of the family

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Eugen Schauman
  • Berndt Otto Schauman (1738–1805), the housing master of the Finnish noble battalion, Heinisten official residence.
  • Carl Schauman (1778–1852), Senate chamberlain, chamberlain advisor, the son of housing master Berndt Otto Schauman.
  • Gustaf Schauman (1780–1846), captain, postmaster, the son of housing master Berndt Otto Schauman.
  • Berndt Schauman (1786–1862), lieutenant, city bailiff of Uusikaupunki, the son of housing master Berndt Otto Schauman.
  • August Schauman (1826–1896), politician, journalist, the son of Carl Schauman.
  • Karl Frans Johan Schauman (1839–1883), official and member of parliament, the son of Frans Ludvig Schauman.
  • Hugo Rafael Schauman (1845–1879), journalist, the son of Frans Ludvig Schauman.
  • Oskar Theodor Schauman (1849–1931), major general, commander of the Finnish Dragoon Regiment, the brother of Waldemar Schauman.
  • August Michael Schauman (1852–1950), lawyer, legal advisor, mayor of Porvoo 1895–1915 and member of parliament, the son of Frans Ludvig Schauman.
  • Axel Mortimer Schauman (1855–1903), merchant and businessman from Vaasa, the son of Victor Leonhard Schauman.
  • Wilhelm Schauman (1857–1911), industrial magnate, mining counselor, the son of Victor Leonhard Schauman.
  • Anna Schauman (1859–1928), children's author.
  • Viktor Rafael Schauman (1860–1946), major general, first commander of the Cadet School, the nephew of Victor Leonhard Schauman.
  • Ossian Schauman (1862–1922), professor of internal medicine, founder of Folkhälsan, the son of Victor Leonhard Schauman.
  • Georg Schauman (1870–1930), librarian, historian, politician, the son of August Schauman.
  • Viktor Schauman (1870–1936), agricultural advisor.
  • Eugen Schauman (1875–1904), activist, assassin of General Governor Nikolai Bobrikov, the son of Waldemar Schauman.
  • Harry Schauman (1879–1932), industrialist, founder of the Harry Schauman Foundation, the son of Axel Schauman.
  • Runar Schauman (1908–1977), actor, theater director, the nephew of Viktor Rafael Schauman.
  • Henrik Schauman (1916–1996), head librarian of the parliament, professor, the son of Georg Schauman.
  • Ida Schauman (b. 1989), politician, chairperson of Svensk Ungdom.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ramsay, Jully (1909). "376 (Frälsesläkter i Finland intill stora ofreden)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ "Schauman nr 1287 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Schauman : Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.se. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  4. ^ a b "Ätter och vapen - Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  5. ^ a b c "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  6. ^ "130 (Personhistorisk tidskrift / Femte årgången 1903)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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