Leonard Gyllenhaal
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Leonard Gyllenhaal | |
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Born | Ribbingsberg manor, Västergötland | 3 December 1752
Died | 13 May 1840 | (aged 87)
Occupation(s) | Military officer, entomologist |
Family | Gyllenhaal |
Leonard Gyllenhaal (3 December 1752 – 13 May 1840) was a
Early life and ancestry
Born on the Ribbingsberg manor in Västergötland in west Sweden, Leonard Gyllenhaal was son of Hans Reinhold Gyllenhaal (1724–1796), an army officer, by his wife, Anna Catharina Wahlfelt (1723-1799). By birth, he belonged to a Gyllenhaal family, which was part of the Swedish nobility.
Biography
He went to school Skara trivialskola in the cathedral town of
He remained in military service until 1799, when he retired with the rank of major. As this did not take all of his time – different detachments of the Garde du Corps served at the royal court for only brief periods each year – he worked on his father's estate Höberg in Norra Vånga parish in Västergötland, which he managed on his own from 1784. He developed the estate, experimenting with new crops such as the American maize.
His main interest ever since youth was
Leonard Gyllenhaal was a leading Swedenborgian who supported the printing and spreading of Swedenborg's writings.
Marriage and issue
He was married to Anna Hård af Torestorp (1763-1845), the only child of Gustaf Ulrik Hård af Torestorp (1728-1800) and his wife, Baroness Eleonore Margarethe Fleetwood (1738-1770), great-granddaughter of Swedish general Baron George Fleetwood and Brigitta Gyllenstierna (1606-1653). They had six sons and five daughters. His grandson, the Swedish-American journalist Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal (1842–1905), retained the faith of his grandfather and was a member of the Swedenborgian New Church. His descendants in the American branch of the family include the actor siblings Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
References
- Olle Franzén, "Gyllenhaal, Leonard", Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, Vol. 17, pp. 558–561.
- Olle Franzén, "Leonard Gyllenhaal", a complete translation of the SBL article, without the references, but with pictures of the Höberg manor house and the "fly house".
- Biographies of Leonard and other members of the Gyllenhaal family in the Projekt Runeberg).
- Biographies of Leonard and other members of the Gyllenhaal family in Projekt Runeberg).