Gustaf von Numers
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Gustaf von Numers was a Swedish-speaking Finnish
civil servant and leading heraldic artist.
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 the Coat of arms of Jakobstad
), 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 writer Gustaf von Numers
was his distant cousin.
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.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
civil servant and leading heraldic artist.
Life
Von Numers studied heraldryHeraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
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
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
on communal coats of arms in 1949. Von Numers designed several communal coats of arms (including the Coat of arms of Jakobstad
Coat of arms of Jakobstad
The coat of arms of the town of Jakobstad in Finland was drawn in its current form by Gustaf von Numers and portrays a red-crowned, sword-holding blue lion with a split tail. The lion is standing in a red tower in blue water...
), 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
Académie Internationale d'Héraldique
L'Académie Internationale d'Héraldique is a prestigious body that was founded in Paris in 1949 to bring together experts in heraldry representing the various areas of the world. Admission is by election, and the number of active academicians is limited to 75. There is no limit to the number of...
) from its founding in 1949.
The playwright writer Gustaf von Numers
Gustaf von Numers (writer)
Gustaf von Numers in Kannus) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author and station master.Numers learned to know the theater man Kaarlo Bergbom in 1887. Bergbom got to read some of Numers's plays and set up several of his plays on the Finnish teater in Helsinki, for instance his debut piece Erik Puke...
was his distant cousin.
Prix Gustaf von Numers
In 1982, the international awardAward
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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.