Tengström

Tengström is a Finnish family of priests. The first Tengström moved from Sweden to Finland after the Greater Wrath.[1]

Notable members

  • Jakob Tengström (1755–1832), the first Archbishop of Turku
    • Carl Fredrik Tengström, accountant of the Senate of Finland, nephew of Jakob Tengström
      • Fredrika Charlotta Runeberg (Tengström, 1807 – 1879), author, wife of Johan Ludvig Runeberg
    • Johan Jakob Tengström (1787–1858), scientist and author, nephew of Jakob Tengström
      • Johan Robert Tengström (1823–46), philosopher, son of J. J.
  • Erik Tengström (1913–1996), Swedish astronomer and geodesist
  • G. Tengström, member of the January Commission in 1861
  • Oscar Tengström, actor, founder of the Lilla Teatern

See also

Swedish-speaking Finns

References

  1. ^ "Kokkolan poika Jakob Tengström - Suomen ensimmäinen arkkipiispa". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.