Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson
Fv Minister
✶ 13 June 1811 at Kungshamn, Alsike parish
✟ 18 March 1887 in Stockholm
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 25 November 1882
motto
Post nubila cælum (After rain comes sunshine)
shield
Painted 1886 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1887 by the same artist.
other awards
Knight of the Order of the Polar Star 1858
Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1859
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1864
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1864
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star 1866
Biography
Professor at Uppsala University 1846-1877
Minister and Head of Ministry of Education and Religion 1863-1870 and 1875-1878
Member of the Swedish Academy (chair IV) 1859
Member of the first chamber of the Riksdag of Sweden 1873-1887
Received the order in conjunction with later King Gustav VI Adolf’s christening.