Gustaf von Numers
Gustaf von Numers (31 July 1912 – 21 May 1978) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish civil servant and leading heraldic artist.
Gustaf von Numers
Suomen Kuvalehti 12/1957 page 22 · Public domain
- Name
- Gustaf von Numers
- Born
- 31 July 1912
- Birthplace
- Kangasala, Finland
- Died
- 21 May 1978
- Place of death
- Helsinki, Finland
- Occupation
- Civil servant; heraldic artist
- Nationality
- Finland
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland · Memorial medal of the Winter War · Memorial medal of the Continuation War
- Languages
- Finnish
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Gustaf von Numers (31 July 1912 – 21 May 1978) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish civil servant and leading heraldic artist.
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Gustaf von Numers (1912–1978) was an artist, designer and heraldist, among other activities, of Finnish nationality. The artist was born in Kangasala and died in Helsinki. Gustaf von Numers was a member of Académie Internationale d'Héraldique and Heraldic Society of Finland.
Languages used include Finnish. Honours include Memorial medal of the Continuation War and Memorial medal of the Winter War.
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• Name — Gustaf von Numers • Born — 31 July 1912 • Birthplace — Kangasala, Finland • Died — 21 May 1978 • Place of death — Helsinki, Finland • Occupation — Civil servant; heraldic artist
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section Gustaf von Numers studied heraldry in the 1930s under Arvid Berghman and was considered one of the leading Finnish experts in the area. He was a tireless writer on all heraldic matters. Together with colleagues in the field, he contributed to the initiation of the parliamentary law on communal coats of arms in 1949. Von Numers designed several communal coats of arms (including Jakobstad, Porvoo and Varpaisjärvi), military banners and personal and family heraldic signs. Von Numers was a founding member of the Finnish Heraldic Society and its first chairman (1957 – 1964), as well as a member of the International Heraldic Academy (Académie Internationale d'Héraldique) from its founding in 1949. The playwright Gustaf von Numers was a distant cousin.
Prix Gustaf von Numers
Prix Gustaf von Numers
In 1982, the international award Gustav von Numers Prize for heraldic art and design was created in memory of Gustaf von Numers. It is awarded to individuals for their merits in heraldic design and art.
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