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Edlund Eric (14.03.1819 - 19.08.1888)
Born in the village of Fresvi (Örebro flax); his parents were not roving peasants. He learned literacy from some outpatient teacher who “did not go further than the hymnal: there was no question of writing and counting”. Fortunately, some “Geography” fell into the hands of young Eric in questions and answers and “Philosophy for the Unlearned” by Bastholm. Reading these books aroused in him such a desire to learn, that his father, after long hesitations, gave him in 1831 to the so-called “apologistic school” in Örebro. In 1832, young Eric suffered a serious illness, the consequence of which was paralysis of the left side and, for life, a curvature of the spine. After the death of his father, Eric was forced to earn money by copying papers from a local judge and teaching children to read and write. Finally, in 1834, at the age of 15, he managed to enroll in a “trivial school” in Örebro, thanks to the fact that education in Sweden was freeIn 1837 he was transferred to the gymnasium, and in 1849 he entered Uppsala University. In 1845, he passed all final examinations and in 1846 he was appointed assistant professor in the department of mechanics. The following year, Edlund received a scholarship for overseas travel. In Berlin, he listened to the lectures of Magnus and Dove, in Leipzig - Weber , and in the same place Edlund began his research on inductive currents . After visiting Switzerland, he moved to Brussels, where he again became seriously ill, which prevented him from visiting Paris. Returning to his homeland in 1849, in 1850 he received a place of physicist at the Royal Academy of Sciences . At first, an insignificant salary and absorbing the obligatory occupation did not allow Edlund to fully engage in experimental research, but later the circumstances changed for the better and allowed him to become famous in a number of scientific works. Edlund was awarded various insignia, honorary titles, various awards and cash awards. He became a member of various academies of sciences and scientific societies, in particular, was elected a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He died in Stockholm from "heart failure". Thanks to the "modest needs of his busy life," he left a significant state after death. Mountain 440 m high in the south of the Land of Ulaf V, Western Svalbard Island. The coordinates are 78° 30'N 19° 30'E. Bay in the south of the Land of Olaf V, Western Svalbard Island. The coordinates are 78° 30'N 19° 30'E. |
