His close friend Fridtjof Nansen invited him to his 1893 expedition to the North Pole. Even later in life he remained an expert sailor and legendarily strong swimmer.Īfter graduating with a zoology degree, he began legal studies, married, and had a son in Stockholm. In his younger days he has been a well-traveled outdoorsman and adventurer. Generally he had only a passing interest in political/economic issues. During those years he write only few letters in which he discussed his political views, which suggest that he was fairly conservative. In his youth he was in the swim club in the Uppsala University, noted for his strength and endurance. He was born in 1868 around the same time as Reinhold Feuerbach and they were both much older than their peers.
Stenfalk from Ship of Theseus is probably based on him. Except of Swedish, he spoke English and basic French.
He was a robust man, blond-grey with a big nose and he was very vain about his well-groomed moustache. A Swedish author of children's books and plays, member of the S group and a possible identification for V.M.
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