Monday, October 01, 2007

Fredrika Bremer Tombstone

Fredrika Bremer Tombstone

Theme day at the Daily City Photo Blog. Cemetery / Tombstone. I visited the 400 year old church in Österhaninge (with the leaning tower), and took a walk through the graveyard. The best known person who rests there is Fredrika Bremer. She was a famous writer and feminist who lived between 1801-1865. I had some problems locating her tombstone, but two angels helped me. If you are interested, I have a photo of Fredrikas summer house. More facts about Bremer here. Have a look at some of the other participants at the theme day:


St. Louis (MO), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - New York City (NY), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Mainz, Germany - Hyde, UK - Arlington (VA), USA - Cape Town, South Africa - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Toulouse, France - Arradon, France - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Joplin (MO), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Seattle (WA), USA - Baziège, France - Baltimore (MD), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - Stockholm, Sweden - Austin (TX), USA - Singapore, Singapore - Anderson (SC), USA - Orlando (FL), USA - Greenville (SC), USA - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Nashville (TN), USA - Tenerife, Spain - Manila, Philippines - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Jacksonville (FL), USA - River Falls (WI), USA - Chateaubriant, France - Quincy (MA), USA - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Crystal Lake (IL), USA - Inverness (IL), usa - Lubbock (TX), USA - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Moscow, Russia - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Minneapolis (MN), USA - New Orleans (LA), USA - Montréal (QC), Canada - West Sacramento (CA), USA - Toruń, Poland - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Christchurch, New Zealand - London, England - Paderborn, Germany - The Hague, Netherlands - Selma (AL), USA - Sunderland, UK - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Stavanger, Norway - Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA - Weston (FL), USA - Portland (OR), USA - Forks (WA), USA - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Boston (MA), USA - Sydney, Australia - Wellington, New Zealand - Montpellier, France - Jackson (MS), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Petaling Jaya (Selangor), Malaysia - Evry, France - Saarbrücken, Germany - New York City (NY), USA - Santa Fe (NM), USA - North Bay (ON), Canada - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Cypress (TX), USA - Saint Louis (MO), USA - Paris, France - San Diego (CA), USA - Wichita (Ks), USA - Haninge, Sweden - Prague, Czech Republic - Zurich, Switzerland - Budapest, Hungary - Paris, France - Saigon, Vietnam - Grenoble, France - Zurich, Switzerland - Port Angeles (WA), USA

17 comments:

Kate said...

I'm glad that you chose a feminist for your theme day photo!!

Sally said...

That's terrific - and thanks for the link about Bremer, who I didn;t know much about. Certainly interesting.

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Felicia said...

I agree with Kate. The famous people in the cemetery I decided to show are the rich white men! I loved the angels too.

Fénix - Bostonscapes said...

I am having trouble commenting on the cemeteries (not a favorite place), but your photo shows a particularly beautiful resting place. Thank you for providing the other links, I specially enjoyed the photos of the church and Fredrika's summer house.

Gerald (SK14) said...

Interesting post

R&R said...

The church cemetery looks like a very peaceful place. And interesting narrative for its most famous resident.

Stefan Jansson said...

Thanks all. After primary school I spent two years in a school named after her, Fredrika Bremerskolan.

Jilly said...

Beautiful grave against that lovely old wall. V intersting commentary. I'd not heard of this lady.

Olivier said...

la photo donne une impression de sérénité et de tranquillité, ce que ne donne pas votre histoire


the photograph gives an impression of serenity and peace, which your history does not give

Lavenderlady said...

The touch of pink and green at the base added a gentle surpise to this lovely fall photo.

Unknown said...

Wonderful photo, the history is a nice addition to your post.

Port Angeles Daily Photo

Clueless in Boston said...

Very nice photo. It's good to see it is still being taken care of after all these years.

Denton said...

Love the two angels ... Sorry Sally, but one of my tombstones photos was of a rich white man ... But to balance things out, I posted another of two sisters.

Neva said...

I like the flowers at the bottom of this.

Lynette said...

What a beautiful photo you took to share with us. I'm glad the angels pointed you to the proper path.

Steve Cuddihy said...

400 year old church....our history doesn't go back that far in my town.

Mandy said...

thanks for the interesting history