Carl Wilhelm Cederhielm

Carl Wilhelm Cederhielm (* 1705, † 1769) was a Swedish baron (now Montgomery ) and Chamberlain and co-founder of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

After the death of his father in 1730 Cederhielm took over the estate Lindholmen and married a year later Margaret of Strokirch. At the Diet of 1734 Cederhielm made ​​the proposal to establish a convent for unmarried daughters of the nobility, which was established by decision of the Diet of 1738 in Vadstena Castle.

The following year, he was present on June 2 in the Noblemen, as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was founded. A few years earlier, such a foundation attempt was with Sten Bielke still failed.

Together with his cousin Arvid Ehrenmalm 1741 he traveled to Lapland to assess the areas in terms of agriculture and development. They visited, among others Sollefteå, Resele, Junsele and Åsele. The results were published Lappmark of Ehrenmalm in Resa igenom Wäster Norrland til Åsehle ..