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

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 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

Eugen Schauman
  • August Schauman (1826–1876), publicist, founder of the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.
  • Eugen Schauman (1875–1904), activist, assassin of Governor-General of Finland Nikolay Bobrikov.
  • Frans Ludvig Schauman, professor, bishop.
  • Georg Schauman (1870–1930), politician, member of parliament.
  • Göran Schauman (born 1940), Olympic sailor.
  • Harry Schauman (1879–1932), industrialist, founder of Harry Schauman Foundation.
  • Ossian Schauman (1862–1922), Professor of Internal Medicine, founder of the non-governmental healthcare organization Folkhälsan.
  • Runar Schauman, (1908–1977), actor, theater director.
  • Sigrid Schauman (1877–1979), artist, art critic.
  • Viktor Schauman (1822–1872), businessman.
  • Waldemar Schauman, (1844–1911), lieutenant general, privy counsellor, senator, governor.
  • Wilhelm Schauman (1857–1911), industrialist, businessman.
  • Oscar Teodor Schauman (1849–1931), major general, commander of Finnish Dragoon Regiment.
  • Törbjorn Schauman (1918–2007), businessman.
  • Viktor Rafael Schauman (1860–1946), major general, 1st commander of the Finnish Military Academy.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Schauman : Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.se. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  4. 1 2 "Ätter och vapen - Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "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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