Anders Ljungstedt
Illustration — Portrait of Ljungstedt by George Chinnery, 1774–1852 Anders Ljungstedt (23 March 1759 – 10 November 1835) was a Swedish merchant and historian.
Anders Ljungstedt
- Born
- 1759 · Linköping.
- Died
- 1835 · Portuguese Macau.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- historian · supercargo · merchant · diplomat · writer · consul general
- Education
- Uppsala University
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Vasa
- Languages
- Swedish · German · English
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Early career
Early career
Ljungstedt was born to a poor family in Linköping and attended Uppsala University for a time, but was forced to withdraw for lack of funds. In 1784, he went to Russia, where he worked as a teacher for ten years. Following his return to Sweden, he obtained employment in the Swedish government and served as Russian interpreter for king Gustav IV Adolf during his journey to Russia.
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Anders Ljungstedt (23 May 1759 – 10 November 1835) is described as a merchant and historian in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Career in Macau
Career in Macau
Ljungstedt was later hired by the Swedish East India Company, but after it folded, he moved to Macau, where he resided for the rest of his life working as a merchant. The King of Sweden later made him a Knight of the Order of Vasa, and in 1820 he was also appointed Sweden's first consul general in China. Ljungstedt took great interest in the history of Macau and he is famous for being the first Westerner to refute the Portuguese claim that the Ming dynasty had formally ceded sovereignty over Macau. Ljungstedt never returned to his native country and was buried in the Protestant cemetery in Macau. Today, a Anders Ljungstedts gymnasium in Linköping bears his name and an avenue in Macau (Avenida Sir Anders Ljungstedt, 倫斯泰特大馬路, pinyin Lúnsītàitè dàmǎlù) was named in his honor in 1997 by the local Portuguese government.
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Anders Ljungstedt was born on 23 May 1759 in Linköping and died on 10 November 1835 in Macau.
Work
Work
• Ljungstedt, Anders. An Historical Sketch of the Portuguese Settlements in China, and of the Roman Catholic Church and Mission in China; a Supplementary Chapter, Description of the City of Canton. Boston: James Munroe & Co., 1836. Reprint, Hong Kong: Viking Hong Kong Publications, 1992.
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1759
Anders Ljungstedt born at Linköping.
1835
Anders Ljungstedt died at Portuguese Macau.
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Anders Ljungstedt is recorded as historian, supercargo, merchant, diplomat and writer.
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