Carl Daniel von Haartman

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Carl Daniel von Haartman
Born5 May 1792 (1792-05-05)
Died15 August 1877 (1877-08-16) (aged 85)
OccupationGynaecologist
Spouses
  • Maria Helena Rosina Franzén
  • Juliana Sofia Ramsay
  • Emilia Theodora Westzynthius
RelativesLars Gabriel von Haartman (brother)

Carl Daniel von Haartman (5 May 1792 – 15 August 1877) was a Finnish physician (gynaecologist).[1][2]

Von Haartman was born in Turku, Finland, then part of the Kingdom of Sweden. His father, Gabriel Erik von Haartman (1757–1815), was a physician and statesman. Von Haartman's mother, Fredrika Lovisa von Mell,[3] was the daughter of Lars Henrik von Mell.

Von Haartman served as general director for the Finnish Medicinal Government Agency 1833–1855.[3]

In the 1840s, he published the racially biased Försök att bestämma den genuina racen af de i Finland boende folk, som tala finska ("Acta Societatis scientiarum Fennicæ", in 1845).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "939-940 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 10. Gossler - Harris)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1909. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  2. ^ Biografiasampo: Carl Daniel von Haartman
  3. ^ a b "1925 Helsingin yliopisto : opettajat ja virkamiehet ..., s. 314". digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. ^ Worldcat.org: Försök att bestämma den genuina racen af de i Finland boende folk, som tala finska