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Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper

Carl Edward Vilhelm Piper studied at Uppsala and worked in the Swedish civil service before entering the diplomatic cabinet. He served in Copenhagen and Paris and became chargé d'affaires in Turin in 1859. His appointment as minister in Washington followed in 1861; he also held the consul-generalship. 1, 2

Piper left the American mission in 1864. His subsequent career took him to Rome, Vienna, Munich, and finally London, where he served from 1877 to 1890. While based in Vienna he chaired Sweden's commission for the 1873 international exhibition. He died in Stockholm in 1891. 2

Washington Appointments

  • Sweden — Minister, 1861–1864

Historic Moments

  • 1862 March 9 — Ericsson’s Monitor. Swedish born engineer John Ericsson designs the Union ironclad USS Monitor. Its encounter with CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads marks a turning point in naval warfare. This Swedish American contribution belongs to the history of engineering and migration, rather than a diplomatic alliance.

Sources

  1. 722 (Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor / 5. Lind af Hageby-von Porten)

    Named biographical entry in the digitized work

  2. 723 (Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor / 5. Lind af Hageby-von Porten)

    Named biographical entry in the digitized work

  3. Incoming Swedish representatives in Washington — chronology and original-source leads

    Secondary cross-check of incoming ministers, chargés and ambassadors. Original biographical entries are separately linked below. Exact appointments are not silently converted to credential dates; acting intervals are not exhaustive.

  4. U.S. Office of the Historian — Sweden

    Swedish recognition of the United States 3 April 1783; reciprocal diplomatic relations 29 April 1818. Diplomatic relations continued through the 1972–1974 downgrade. The 1783 date refers to the treaty of amity and commerce.

  5. Historical representation: United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway

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