Alopaeus

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Alopaeus (sometimes transliterated as Alopeus) is a Finnish family, originating from Vyborg. Some family members have fennicized the name to Kettunen^[1] or Tuomas-Kettunen.

Notable family members include:

• Johan Alopaeus (1731 - 1811), enobled in 1772 with the name Nordensvan ^[2]
• Maximilian von Alopeus (1748—1822), Russian diplomat
• Frans David Alopaeus (1769—1831), his brother, also a diplomat^[3]
• Fredrik Alopaeus (1810 - 1862), Finnish general in Imperial Russian Army, son of David ^[4]
• Maunu Jaakko Alopaeus, Bishop of Porvoo 1809-1818^[5]
• Carl Henrik Alopaeus, Bishop of Porvoo 1885-1892
• Erik Alopaeus, first Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman in 1920
• Marianne Alopaeus (b. 1918), Finnish author

[edit] References

1. ^ Sukunimien muutokset (List of fennicized names)
2. ^ Nordisk familjebok - Nordensvan
3. ^ Frans David Alopaeus
4. ^ Suomalaiset kenraalit ja amiraalit Venäjän sotavoimissa 1809–1917 - Alopaeus, Fredrik
5. ^ Magnus Jakob Alopaeus