Berit Wallenberg

Berit in 1929

Berit Wallenberg (1902–1995) was a Swedish archaeologist, art historian, photographer, and donor. On November 19, 1955 she founded the Berit Wallenberg Foundation with a donation of 406 000 Swedish kronor.[1] Her interest was old mural paintings in churches; she participated in many archaeological excavations in Sweden. She was also passionate with the study of cultural heritage, in Sweden and abroad. She was active in the local heritage association in Lovö (west of Stockholm) and she was involved in the restoration of her parish church at Lovö Island in 1935. [2]

She was the daughter of Oscar Wallenberg[3] (1872–1939) and Beatrice Keiller and cousin with, among others, Raoul Wallenberg.

Archaeological works

Berit travelled to Þingvellir Iceland in 1930 and took many photos documenting the 1000th anniversary of the national parliament Alþingi.[4] Many photos are available at the Swedish National Heritage Board;[5] Berit donated many of her photographs to the Heritage Board in the 1980s, hoping they would be of use to future researchers. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Berit Wallenberg Foundation". www.wallenberg.com. Wallenberg Foundation. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Collections-Berit Wallenberg". Swedish National Heritage Board photostream on flickr. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Perlinge, Anders (April 2004). "The Foundation for Economic History Research within Banking and Enterprise and the records of Stockholms Enskilda Bank, 1856–1971". Financial History Review (Cambridge University Press) 11 (1): 105–120. doi:10.1017/S096856500400006X. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Guðmundsson, Helgi Hrafn; Illugadóttir, Vera (August 8, 2013). "Celebrating One Thousand Years of Alþingi in 1930". http://icelandvisualhistory.com. Helgi Hrafn Guðmundsson and Vera Illugadóttir, editors of Icelandic web magazine Lemúrinn.is. Retrieved February 8, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  5. ↑ "Berit Wallenberg - Iceland". flickr.com. Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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