Ramsay (Russian nobility)

Ramsay

The arms of Counts Ramsey [1]

Parent house| Clan Ramsay
Country| Sweden, Finland, Russian Empire
Motto| Ora et labora

The Ramsay family (Russian: Рамзай) is a Finnish and Russian noble family of Scottish origin. The family members bear the title of Baron in the Finnish nobility.[2]

## Notable members

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* Karl August Ramsay (1791–1855), Finnish politician[3]
* Anders Edvard Ramsay (Russian: Эдуард Андреевич Рамзай, 1799–1877), Scottish-Russian-Finnish general of infantry, adjutant general of Russian Empire Army, who served on the Baltic theater of the Crimean War.[4]
* Georg Eduardovich Ramsay [fi] (Russian: Георгий Эдуардович Рамзай, 1834–1918), Finnish general of infantry, adjutant general of Russian Empire Army, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Imperial Finland Guard Regiment during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Since 1877 commander of Lifeguard Semyonovsky Regiment[5]
* August Ramsay (1859–1943), Finnish mathematician, was married to Finnish historian and genealogist Jully Ramsay (1865–1919)[6]
* Henrik Ramsay (1886–1951), Finnish politician and an economist[7]
* Wilhelm Ramsay (1865–1928), Finnish geologist[8]

## References

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1. ^ Svensk Adelsvapen
2. ^ "Friherrliga ätten nr 40 Ramsay" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
3. ^ Autio, Veli-Matti [in Finnish] (9 October 2006). "suku Ramsay". BiographySampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.+[fi]&rft.atitle=suku+Ramsay&rft.date=2006-10-09&rft.aulast=Autio&rft.aufirst=Veli-Matti&rft_id=https://biografiasampo.fi/henkilo/p5123&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ramsay+(Russian+nobility)" class="Z3988">
4. ^ СПб., Императорское Русское Историческое Общество, 1910
5. ^ Ramsay, Anders Edvard at Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
6. ^ Landgrén, Lars-Folke [in Finnish] (18 July 2000). "August Ramsay". BiographySampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.+[fi]&rft.atitle=August+Ramsay&rft.date=2000-07-18&rft.aulast=Landgrén&rft.aufirst=Lars-Folke&rft_id=https://biografiasampo.fi/henkilo/p943&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ramsay+(Russian+nobility)" class="Z3988">
7. ^ Meinander, Henrik (18 July 2000). "Henrik Ramsay". BiographySampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.+[fi]&rft.atitle=Henrik+Ramsay&rft.date=2000-07-18&rft.aulast=Meinander&rft.aufirst=Henrik&rft_id=https://biografiasampo.fi/henkilo/p400&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ramsay+(Russian+nobility)" class="Z3988">
8. ^ Lehtinen, Martti (4 May 2001). "Wilhelm Ramsay". BiographySampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.+[fi]&rft.atitle=Wilhelm+Ramsay&rft.date=2001-05-04&rft.aulast=Lehtinen&rft.aufirst=Martti&rft_id=https://biografiasampo.fi/henkilo/p2168&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ramsay+(Russian+nobility)" class="Z3988">