Schauman

Coat of arms of the Schauman family

The Schauman family is a Swedish Finnish noble family of German origin,[1][2] introduced in both the Swedish House of Nobility[3] and the Finnish House of Nobility.[4] Originally known as a family of high-ranking soldiers, since the 1800s its representatives have become known in numerous other fields.[5]

## History

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The family is from the Baltic countries and moved to Finland at the end of the 1600s. It is considered to be from the nobility of Courland.[3] However, according to an alternative theory the roots of the family could be in Kurpfalz, Germany, in which in 1596 a family with the same name was ennobled.[1]

The Finnish ancestor of the family is lieutenant colonel[6] Henrik Johan Schauman[1] (1649–1730) of the Turku County Cavalry Regiment, who came from the Ogre region in Livonia and moved to Sweden in 1662.[3] He was naturalized in the Swedish nobility in 1686 by Charles XI of Sweden[3] and his family was introduced to the House of Knights in 1697 as a nobleman, number 1287.[3]

Today's living branches are all descendants of his grandson, noble-muse Berndt Otto Schauman [5] (1738–1805). In connection with the organization of the Finnish House of Nobility, Schaumans were marked there in 1818 as a noble family, number 96.[3][4] Descendants of the family moved to Argentina in the late 19th century and in the 1920s to France;[3] the family still lives in both countries. Alternative noble families[clarification needed] have subsequently re-elected the right to represent the House of Knights. Schaumans are also living today in Paraguay and the United States.[3]

The Schauman noble family is strongly international, as some of its branches have long existed even in South America.[5]

## Notable members of the family

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Eugen Schauman

* August Schauman (1826–1876), publicist, founder of the newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet.
* Eugen Schauman (1875–1904), activist, assassin of Governor-General of Finland Nikolay Bobrikov.
* Frans Ludvig Schauman, professor, bishop.
* Georg Schauman (1870–1930), politician, member of parliament.
* Göran Schauman (born 1940), Olympic sailor.
* Harry Schauman (1879–1932), industrialist, founder of Harry Schauman Foundation.
* Ossian Schauman (1862–1922), Professor of Internal Medicine, founder of the non-governmental healthcare organization Folkhälsan.
* Runar Schauman, (1908–1977), actor, theater director.
* Sigrid Schauman (1877–1979), artist, art critic.
* Viktor Schauman (1822–1872), businessman.
* Waldemar Schauman, (1844–1911), lieutenant general, privy counsellor, senator, governor.
* Wilhelm Schauman (1857–1911), industrialist, businessman.
* Oscar Teodor Schauman (1849–1931), major general, commander of Finnish Dragoon Regiment.
* Törbjorn Schauman (1918–2007), businessman.
* Viktor Rafael Schauman (1860–1946), major general, 1st commander of the Finnish Military Academy.

## See also

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* Finnish nobility
* Swedish-speaking Finns
* Swedish Knights Room

## References

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1. ^ a b c Ramsay, Jully (1909). "376 (Frälsesläkter i Finland intill stora ofreden)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-07.
2. ^ "Schauman nr 1287 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Schauman : Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.se. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
4. ^ a b "Ätter och vapen - Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
5. ^ a b c "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
6. ^ "130 (Personhistorisk tidskrift / Femte årgången 1903)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-07.