Viktor Magnus von Born

Baron Viktor Magnus von Born
Baron Viktor Magnus von Born in 1906
Born	(1851-10-08)8 October 1851 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
Died	15 September 1917(1917-09-15) (aged 65) Finland
Nationality	Finnish

Baron Viktor Magnus von Born (8 October 1851, Helsinki - 15 September 1917) was a Finnish lawyer, farmer and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1877 to 1878 and from 1885 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1910 to 1913, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SFP). He was the last Lord Marshal of the Diet of Finland in from 1905 to 1906. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Von Born was married three times: Hulda Augusta Berndtson in 1876 until her death 1891, then Clara Henny Helena Grafström in 1893. In 1908 her married Ellan (Anna Elise) Edelfelt, born de la Chapelle, widow of painter Albert Edelfelt.^[5] He was the father of Ernst von Born.^[2]

Gallery

von Born Family, Gunnar Berndtson, 1890
Speaking at the last meeting of the Finnish noble estate at Ritarihuone in 1906
Portrait by Eero Järnefelt, 1907
Postage stamp from 1956

References

^ "Eduskunta - kansanedustajat". Eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b Westerbom, Thomas. "von BORN, Viktor Magnus". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ Estlander, Ernst (1931). Friherre Viktor Magnus von Born: Hans person och politiska verksamhet: Skildrade i samband med svensk nationalitetsrörelse och fosterlandsk försvarskamp i Finland.
^ Lars-Folke, Landgrén (17 February 2003). "Born, Ernst von (1885 - 1956)". Kansallisbiografia. Translated by Oili Tapionlinna. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ Vainio-Kurtakko, Maria (2022). Ett gott parti : Scener ur Ellan de la Chapelles och Albert Edelfelts liv (in Swedish). Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. ISBN 978-951-583-557-4.