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Segerståhl was born on 12 May 1899 in [[Norrköping]], [[Östergötland]]. His mother worked as a [[midwife]], his step-father as a [[carpenter]]. Graduating in Norrköping in 1919, he took a degree{{Efn|Sources disagree whether this was a [[Candidate of Philosophy]]<ref name=":0" /> or a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}}}} in [[folklore studies]], [[archaeology]], [[history of religion]], and [[economics]] at the [[University of Lund]]. In the 1920s, while studying at Lund, he worked for the cultural archives of Lund under folklorist [[Carl Wilhelm von Sydow]]{{Sfn|Lundström|1979|p=200}} – they were among the first staff at the institution.{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}} |
Segerståhl was born on 12 May 1899 in [[Norrköping]], [[Östergötland]]. His mother worked as a [[midwife]], his step-father as a [[carpenter]]. Graduating in Norrköping in 1919, he took a degree{{Efn|Sources disagree whether this was a [[Candidate of Philosophy]]<ref name=":0" /> or a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}}}} in [[folklore studies]], [[archaeology]], [[history of religion]], and [[economics]] at the [[University of Lund]]. In the 1920s, while studying at Lund, he worked for the cultural archives of Lund under folklorist [[Carl Wilhelm von Sydow]]{{Sfn|Lundström|1979|p=200}} – they were among the first staff at the institution.{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}} |
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After graduation, Segerståhl was employed at the [[folk high school]] in Hola,{{Sfn|Lundström|1979|p=200}} where he taught for two years. In 1929, he moved to the {{Ill|Västerbotten County Folk High School|sv|Vindelns folkhögskola}}, where he worked until his death, as a teacher from 1929 to 1948, and as headmaster thereafter. As a teacher, he taught in a style similar to [[N. F. S. Grundtvig#Thought on education|that of Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig]], the creator of the folk high school as a form of school system. This style placed value on religion; Segerståhl's approach to teaching, which was occasionally quite brusque, occasionally brought him into conflict with [[National Agency for Education (Sweden)|the Swedish school board]].{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}} At Vindeln, Segerståhl started the university's journal, ''Vindeln'', and spread it through other villages in [[Degerfors]], and through several parished in [[Västerbotten]]. ''Vindeln'' ran from 1933 to 1965, and was published four times annualy – Segerståhl was its publisher from 1933 to 1958, and its editor until 1938. Several articles, including an interview with von Sydow, were written by him; he also contributed original poetry and criticism of literature and art.{{Sfn|Lundström| |
After graduation, Segerståhl was employed at the [[folk high school]] in Hola,{{Sfn|Lundström|1979|p=200}} where he taught for two years. In 1929, he moved to the {{Ill|Västerbotten County Folk High School|sv|Vindelns folkhögskola}}, where he worked until his death, as a teacher from 1929 to 1948, and as headmaster thereafter. As a teacher, he taught in a style similar to [[N. F. S. Grundtvig#Thought on education|that of Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig]], the creator of the folk high school as a form of school system. This style placed value on religion; Segerståhl's approach to teaching, which was occasionally quite brusque, occasionally brought him into conflict with [[National Agency for Education (Sweden)|the Swedish school board]].{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}} At Vindeln, Segerståhl started the university's journal, ''Vindeln'', and spread it through other villages in [[Degerfors]], and through several parished in [[Västerbotten]]. ''Vindeln'' ran from 1933 to 1965, and was published four times annualy – Segerståhl was its publisher from 1933 to 1958, and its editor until 1938. Several articles, including an interview with von Sydow, were written by him; he also contributed original poetry and criticism of literature and art.{{Sfn|Lundström|1979|pp=202-203}} |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Sometime in the early 1930, Segerståhl married Elisabet Söderblom, the daughter of Johan Söderblom, an agricultural consultant from Vindeln. Elisabet was also a teacher in folk high schools, and had an interest in folkloristics.{{Sfn|Lundström| |
Sometime in the early 1930, Segerståhl married Elisabet Söderblom, the daughter of Johan Söderblom, an agricultural consultant from Vindeln. Elisabet was also a teacher in folk high schools, and had an interest in folkloristics.{{Sfn|Lundström|1979|p=200}} |
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Active as a [[Political radical|political radicalist]], Segerståhl was a [[Nondenominational Christianity|nondenominationalist]] and a [[Republicanism|republican]] – on a visit by King [[Gustaf VI Adolf]] to Vindeln in the 1950s, he refused to raise the Swedish flag, and took his students swimming in lake Abborrtjärn in preference to paying homage to the king.{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}} Along with von Sydow at the Lund ''folkminnesarkivet'' and several other [[folklore]] researchers across Sweden'','' Segerståhl was a proponent for the introduction of [[International auxiliary language|international auxiliary languages]]:{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=84}} indeed, he published a book entitled ''The Auxiliary Language Question'' ({{Lang-sv|Hjälpspråksfrågan|links=no}}'')'' in 1933,{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=369}} in which he |
Active as a [[Political radical|political radicalist]], Segerståhl was a [[Nondenominational Christianity|nondenominationalist]] and a [[Republicanism|republican]] – on a visit by King [[Gustaf VI Adolf]] to Vindeln in the 1950s, he refused to raise the Swedish flag, and took his students swimming in lake Abborrtjärn in preference to paying homage to the king.{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=53}} Along with von Sydow at the Lund ''folkminnesarkivet'' and several other [[folklore]] researchers across Sweden'','' Segerståhl was a proponent for the introduction of [[International auxiliary language|international auxiliary languages]]:{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=84}} indeed, he published a book entitled ''The Auxiliary Language Question'' ({{Lang-sv|Hjälpspråksfrågan|links=no}}'')'' in 1933,{{Sfn|Skott|2008|p=369}} in which he |
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On June 31 1935, Segerståhl was elected president of the board of the parish community association (''bygdsgårdsförening'') in Vindeln – he remained president for the rest of his life.{{Sfn|Lundström| |
On June 31 1935, Segerståhl was elected president of the board of the parish community association (''bygdsgårdsförening'') in Vindeln – he remained president for the rest of his life.{{Sfn|Lundström|1979|p=201}} Wanting to preserve the farming culture of the area after seeing the destruction of traditional farming buildings.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holmberg |first=Örjan |date=2015-06-20 |title=Byggnaderna räddades i sista stund |language=sv |trans-title=Buildings saved last minute |work=Sveriges Radio |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6194568 |access-date=2023-11-21}}</ref> Segerståhl's association purchased the ''Kamsjöstugan'' building, now a baker's cottage with a [[threshing]] yard, which is used to demonstrate Vindeln's agricultural history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-20 |title=Besökte kulturminnen |url=https://www.vasterbottningen.se/2021-08-20/besokte-kulturminnen |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.vasterbottningen.se |language=sv-SE}}</ref> During his free time, he enjoyed art and exhibited separately in, among other places, Norrköping in 1952 and participated in collective exhibitions with art based on various constellations. A commemorative exhibition of his art was shown in Vindeln in 1958. He published the commemorative book ''Barndomens stigar'' in 1951. His art was initially [[Realism (arts)|naturalistic]], but it developed into a style more reminiscent of [[Fantastic art|fantasy]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Carl Segerståhl |encyclopedia=[[Svenskt konstnärslexikon]] |publisher=Allhems Förlag |location=Malmö |volume=5 |pages=110-111 |language=sv}}</ref> As a [[folklorist]], Segerståhl collected folk tales in the region on [[Östergötland]]; he is credited in [[Reimund Kvideland]] and [[Henning K. Sehmsdorf]]'s ''Scandinavian Folklore and Legend'' as having collected a story about the thief "Liven".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kvideland |first=Reimund |url=http://archive.org/details/scandinavianfolk00kvid |title=Scandinavian folk belief and legend |last2=Sehmsdorf |first2=Henning K. |date=1988 |publisher=Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8166-1503-2 |page=373}}</ref> |
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== Notes and references == |
== Notes and references == |
Revision as of 13:03, 24 November 2023
Carl Segerståhl | |
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Born | Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden | May 12, 1899
Died | 1958 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Alma mater | Lund University |
Occupation | Teacher |
Carl Segerståhl (1899-1958) was a Swedish principal, painter, and folklorist.
Career
Segerståhl was born on 12 May 1899 in Norrköping, Östergötland. His mother worked as a midwife, his step-father as a carpenter. Graduating in Norrköping in 1919, he took a degree[a] in folklore studies, archaeology, history of religion, and economics at the University of Lund. In the 1920s, while studying at Lund, he worked for the cultural archives of Lund under folklorist Carl Wilhelm von Sydow[3] – they were among the first staff at the institution.[2]
After graduation, Segerståhl was employed at the folk high school in Hola,[3] where he taught for two years. In 1929, he moved to the Västerbotten County Folk High School , where he worked until his death, as a teacher from 1929 to 1948, and as headmaster thereafter. As a teacher, he taught in a style similar to that of Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig, the creator of the folk high school as a form of school system. This style placed value on religion; Segerståhl's approach to teaching, which was occasionally quite brusque, occasionally brought him into conflict with the Swedish school board.[2] At Vindeln, Segerståhl started the university's journal, Vindeln, and spread it through other villages in Degerfors, and through several parished in Västerbotten. Vindeln ran from 1933 to 1965, and was published four times annualy – Segerståhl was its publisher from 1933 to 1958, and its editor until 1938. Several articles, including an interview with von Sydow, were written by him; he also contributed original poetry and criticism of literature and art.[4]
Personal life
Sometime in the early 1930, Segerståhl married Elisabet Söderblom, the daughter of Johan Söderblom, an agricultural consultant from Vindeln. Elisabet was also a teacher in folk high schools, and had an interest in folkloristics.[3]
Active as a political radicalist, Segerståhl was a nondenominationalist and a republican – on a visit by King Gustaf VI Adolf to Vindeln in the 1950s, he refused to raise the Swedish flag, and took his students swimming in lake Abborrtjärn in preference to paying homage to the king.[2] Along with von Sydow at the Lund folkminnesarkivet and several other folklore researchers across Sweden, Segerståhl was a proponent for the introduction of international auxiliary languages:[5] indeed, he published a book entitled The Auxiliary Language Question (Swedish: Hjälpspråksfrågan) in 1933,[6] in which he
On June 31 1935, Segerståhl was elected president of the board of the parish community association (bygdsgårdsförening) in Vindeln – he remained president for the rest of his life.[7] Wanting to preserve the farming culture of the area after seeing the destruction of traditional farming buildings.[8] Segerståhl's association purchased the Kamsjöstugan building, now a baker's cottage with a threshing yard, which is used to demonstrate Vindeln's agricultural history.[9] During his free time, he enjoyed art and exhibited separately in, among other places, Norrköping in 1952 and participated in collective exhibitions with art based on various constellations. A commemorative exhibition of his art was shown in Vindeln in 1958. He published the commemorative book Barndomens stigar in 1951. His art was initially naturalistic, but it developed into a style more reminiscent of fantasy.[1] As a folklorist, Segerståhl collected folk tales in the region on Östergötland; he is credited in Reimund Kvideland and Henning K. Sehmsdorf's Scandinavian Folklore and Legend as having collected a story about the thief "Liven".[10]
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Sources disagree whether this was a Candidate of Philosophy[1] or a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2]
Citations
- ^ a b "Carl Segerståhl". Svenskt konstnärslexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 5. Malmö: Allhems Förlag. pp. 110–111.
- ^ a b c d Skott 2008, p. 53.
- ^ a b c Lundström 1979, p. 200.
- ^ Lundström 1979, pp. 202–203.
- ^ Skott 2008, p. 84.
- ^ Skott 2008, p. 369.
- ^ Lundström 1979, p. 201.
- ^ Holmberg, Örjan (2015-06-20). "Byggnaderna räddades i sista stund" [Buildings saved last minute]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ "Besökte kulturminnen". www.vasterbottningen.se (in Swedish). 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ Kvideland, Reimund; Sehmsdorf, Henning K. (1988). Scandinavian folk belief and legend. Internet Archive. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press. p. 373. ISBN 978-0-8166-1503-2.
Sources
- Skott, Fredrik (2008). Folkets minnen: traditionsinsamling i idé och praktik 1919-1964 (PDF) (Thesis) (in Swedish). Göteborg: Institutet för språk och folkminnen i samarbete med Göteborgs universitet. ISBN 9789172290495.
- Lundström, Anders (1979). "Carl Segerståhl och Degefors-bygden". Västerbotten (3). Västerbottens Museum: 200–205. Retrieved 2023-11-21 – via Yumpu.