Cornelius Asmund Palm (c. 1715 – 4 February 1780) was a Swedish representative consul and merchant. Based in Constantinople, Palm took up business in both Smyrna and Constantinople. He was a representative consul for the Kingdom of Sweden, serving the nation's interests in the Ottoman Empire, and director of the chartered Swedish Levant Company.
Asmund Palm | |
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 Asmund Palm | |
| Born | Cornelius Asmund Palm c. 1715 |
| Died | 4 February 1780 |
| Occupation | Merchant |
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| Children | Elisabeth |
Life and work
editAsmund Palm was born in the 1710s. In his youth, he accompanied a Swedish ship with Constantinople as its destination. When it was about to unload, Palm fell ill and got hospitalized. During his stay at the hospital, Palm spent his time practicing the Turkish language. Then, he took up employment at Ali Schaffei's,[1] practicing as a merchant in Constantinople.[2]
Palm served as director of the Swedish Levant Company in Smyrna. He imported coffee beans, raisins, and oriental carpets to Sweden during his service. Together with Christian Hebbe (1725–1800), he was one of the company's most important people.[3] Palm later moved to Constantinople after several years, where he was positioned as consul in the Ottoman Empire for the Swedish Empire.[4][5][6]
Palm was married twice; to the daughter of his employer, Fatma,[1] and to a Dutch noblewoman, Eva van Bruyn.[7] He had three children with Van Bruyn,[8] including Elisabeth, Gustaf (1760–1807),[9][10] and Mimica Palm.[11]
Palm moved to Sweden in the 1760s,[12] where he died on 4 February 1780.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Svensken som blev turk och köpman i Konstantinopel". Österbottniska Posten (in Swedish). 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ Kad, Ismail Hakk (25 May 2012). Ottoman and Dutch Merchants in the Eighteenth Century: Competition and Cooperation in Ankara, Izmir, and Amsterdam. BRILL. p. 184. ISBN 978-90-04-22517-6.
- ^ İlhan, Pinar (2019). "İzmir'de İsveç izleri" (PDF). Atatürkorganize (in Turkish): 66. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Edelhjerta, Emanuel Sundels; Paulin, Axel (1961). Edelhjertas öden: ett forskningsäventyr; Emanuel Sundels Edelhjertas brev, teckningar och berättelser (in Swedish). Natur och Kultur. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Liljencrantz (Count.), Johan (1770). Tal, om Sveriges utrikes handel i allmänhet och den Levantiska i synnerhet, hållet för Kongl. Vetenskaps Academien, vid Præsidii nedläggande; etc (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Espling, Olof (1784). Minne öfver I. I. Bjornståhl, etc (in Swedish). p. 11. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ Anrep, Gabriel (1872). Svenska slägtboken: Första serien (in Swedish). I. Haeggström.
- ^ a b "Namnen på de gamle döde personerne äro". Stockholmsposten. 12 February 1780.
- ^ Östman, Margareta (2008). Au champ d'Apollon: écrits d'expression française produits en Suède (1550-2006) (in French). Kungl. Vitterhets Histoire och Antikvitets Akademien. ISBN 978-91-7402-375-6.
- ^ Svensson, Anders (26 July 2016). "Gustaf Palm" (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "MARIA PALM-HEBBE". www.lexikonettamanda.se (in Swedish). Lexikonett Amanda. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Lagerquist, Marshall (1951). "Nordiska museets och Skansens årsbok 1951" (PDF) (in Swedish): 72. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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Further reading
edit- Saxon, J. L. (1924), Systrar och bröder i främmande land (in Swedish)
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