Gyllenhaal family
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Gyllenhaal is a Swedish noble family descended from the cavalry Lieutenant Nils Haal (d. 1680 or 1681), ennobled in 1652 with a change of surname to Gyllenhaal. Some notable members of this family are:
- Johan Abraham Gyllenhaal (1750-1788), geologist and mineralogist.
- Leonard Gyllenhaal (1752-1840), military officer and gentleman farmer, known as an entomologist and a leading Swedenborgian.
- Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal (1788-1857), a military officer who participated in the Finnish war of 1808-1809, was later Governor of Blekinge County and Skaraborg County, Privy Councillor, and finally Director General of the Swedish customs. Created a baron in 1837.
- Lars Herman Gyllenhaal (1790-1858), Swedish Prime Minister for Justice 1843-1844. Created a baron in 1843.
- Mathilda Gyllenhaal (1796-1863), née de Orozco, singer, composer and socialite (married in her third marriage to cavalry lieutenant baron Carl Alexander Fredrik Gyllenhaal, son of Carl Henrik G.).
- Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal (1842-1905; grandson of Leonard G.), Editor-in-chief of the Swedish-American newspaper Svenska Tribunen in Chicago. Ancestor of an American branch.
- Stephen Gyllenhaal, film director (great grandson of Anders Leonard G.), married to producer and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal.
- Lars Gyllenhaal (b. 1968), Swedish miltary history writer, member of the Swedish Military History Commission.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal (b. 1977), Golden Globe-nominated American actress
- Jake Gyllenhaal (b. 1980), Academy Award-nominated American actor
[edit] External links
- www.gyllenhaal.org, The Gyllenhaal family project
- Articles on members of the Gyllenhaal family in the Nordisk familjebok, 2nd ed., Vol. 10 (1909) (on Projekt Runeberg)
- Articles on members of the Gyllenhaal family in Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, vol. 1 (1906).
