Karl John (Karl Johan) Andersson (4 March 1827 in Norra Råda Värmland , Sweden – 9 July 1867 in Angola ) was a Swedish explorer, hunter and trader as well as an amateur naturalist and ornithologist .
17-2351: For the fictional family, see Sune (book series) . For the lunar crater, see Andersson (crater) . Andersson is a Swedish language surname, a form of the surname Anderson . Andersson is, if several spelling variants are included, the most common surname in Sweden . Notable people with the surname include: A–J [ edit ] Agneta Andersson (1961–2023), Swedish sprint canoer Anders Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Arne Andersson (1917–2009), Swedish middle-distance runner Augusta Andersson (1856–1938), restaurant owner Axel Andersson i Österfärnebo (1897–1979), Swedish politician Benny Andersson (born 1946), musician ( ABBA ) Bibi Andersson (1935–2019), Swedish actress Birger Andersson (tennis) (born 1951), Swedish tennis player Björn Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Charles John Andersson , (1827-1867), traveller Conny Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Daniel Andersson , various people Earnest Andersson (1878–1943), American polymath Edoff Andersson (1902–1934), Swedish politician and trade unionist Elsa Andersson (1897–1922), Swedish aviator and stunt parachutist Emil Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Eric Andersson (born 1984), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider Erik Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Eva Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Georg Andersson (politician) (born 1936), Swedish politician Gunnar Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Gustaf Andersson (1884–1961), Swedish politician Håkan Andersson (born 1945), Swedish motocross racer Håkan Andersson (born 1965), Swedish amateur hockey scout Harriet Andersson (born 1932), Swedish actress Heidi Andersson (born 1981), Swedish arm wrestler Henrik Andersson (badminton) (born 1977), Swedish badminton player Ingemar Andersson (1928–1992), Swedish sprint canoer Isak Andersson (born 1996), Swedish hurdler Jan Anderson (disambiguation) , various people Jessica Andersson (born 1973), Swedish singer ( Fame ) Joakim Andersson (diver) (born 1971), Swedish diver Joakim Andersson (born 1989), Swedish ice hockey player John Andersson ,
34-483: A primary school in Karlskoga . Little had changed since he himself was in first grade, children played similar games and books for children and young adults were pretty much the same. Jacobsson heard that the local Örebro radio station was looking for a radio program that could be about anything, as long as it had a local connection. Jacobsson wrote an episode about Sune, recorded it in his own studio, and sent it to
51-2021: A Swedish football player Johan Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960), Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist, geologist and author K–Z [ edit ] Karl Johan Andersson (1827-1867), Swedish traveller Kennet Andersson (born 1967), Swedish footballer Kent Andersson (motorcyclist) (1942–2006), Swedish motorcycle racer Kim Andersson (born 1982), Swedish professional handball player Kjell-Åke Andersson (born 1949), Swedish film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Lars Anderson (disambiguation) , various people Li Andersson (born 1987), Finnish politician Magdalena Andersson (born 1967), Swedish politician Maria Andersson (businesswoman) (1837–1922) Mats Andersson (born 1954), Swedish financier and asset manager Mauritz Andersson (1886–1971) Swedish wrestler Melina Andersson (born 1999), Swedish canoeist Mette Andersson (born 1964), Norwegian sociologist Nicke Andersson (born 1972), Swedish musician Olga Andersson (1876–1943), Swedish actress Olle Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Ove Andersson (1938–2008), Swedish rally driver Patrik Andersson (born 1971), Swedish footballer Per-Gunnar Andersson (racing driver) (born 1957), Swedish racing driver Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver) (born 1980), Swedish rally driver Peter Andersson (disambiguation) , various people Petra Andersson (born 1993), Swedish footballer Rasmus Andersson (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player Roy Andersson (born 1943), Swedish film director Roy Andersson (footballer) (born 1949), Swedish footballer Theresa Andersson (born 1971), American musician Thorsten Andersson (1923-2018), Swedish toponymist Torsten Andersson (1926–2009), Swedish painter Ulf Andersson (born 1951), Swedish chess player References [ edit ] ^ Efternamn, topp 100 - Statistics Sweden Archived 29 July 2016 at
68-555: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Sune (book series) The Sune series is a series of books for children and young adults , published since 1984, by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson . The stories were originally 90 episodes made for the Swedish Radio and broadcast in 1983–93. The stories are set in the fictional town of Glimmerdagg ("Dew glimmer") in central Sweden, situated "somewhere between Karlskoga and Örebro ", with
85-495: The Söderskolan ("South School") for children age 7-13. The books are written in a present tense , third-person narrative and using imperfect for flashback scenes. Sune Andersson (full name: Karl Sune Rudolf Andersson) is a Swedish schoolboy, living in a two-storey, single-family house with his father Rudolf who works in an office, mother Karin who is a librarian, big sister Anna, and little brother Håkan "Bråkan" ("Hakan
102-510: The University of Lund . In 1849 he departed for London , intending to sell his collection to raise money for travels around the world. In London he met with the explorer Francis Galton , with whom he organised an expedition to Southern Africa . On midsummer day in 1850 they arrived at the Cape of Good Hope and then travelled to Walvis Bay , in modern-day Namibia . They then trekked into
119-696: The Wayback Machine [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Andersson . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andersson&oldid=1242170063 " Categories : Surnames Patronymic surnames Swedish-language surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description
136-404: The 9-year-old Sune. In the series, Sophie acts more like a tomboy and Sune does not seem to fall in love with her. They also have a friend, Herman, an intelligent but quiet guy. Andersson family: Blixt family (Johnson family): Sune's classmates: Other characters: Charles John Andersson He is most famous for the many books he published about his travels, and for being one of
153-556: The Menace"). In the third book Självklart, Sune , Sune's little sister Isabelle, is born. Just like Bert in Bert Diaries , a similar book series by Jacobsson and Olsson, Sune is interested in girls, and refers to himself as a "girl charmer" ( Swedish : tjejtjusare ). His childhood friend and girlfriend is Sophie Blixt, but Sune also shows interest in other girls, as long as they are not mean. In 1983 Anders Jacobsson worked in
170-458: The Sune books: Sunes jul ("Sune's Christmas") 1991 and Håkan Bråkan 2003. In 1998, Familjen Anderssons sjuka jul ("The Andersson Family's Sick Christmas") was the Swedish Radio calendar . The film Sune's Summer based on the book Sunes sommar premiered in 1993 and the film Håkan Bråkan & Josef was released in 2004. The animated television series The World of Tosh features
187-415: The interior, at the time little explored by Europeans. They intended to reach Lake Ngami , but failed on that expedition. Galton returned home to England, while Andersson stayed in the area and reached Lake Ngami in 1853. In 1855 he returned to London, where he published his book " Lake Ngami ", in which he describes his travels. He returned to Africa the same year. Back in south west Africa, Andersson
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#1732772851582204-604: The money needed to publish his books and Galton declined to lend him any. In 1867, despite serious illness, Andersson travelled north towards the Portuguese settlements in modern Angola , in order to establish a better trading route to Europe . He was unable to cross the Cunene River , so he had to turn back. His condition had worsened during his journey to the Cunene and, on the return journey, he died on 9 July 1867. He
221-628: The most notable explorers of southern Africa , mostly in present-day Namibia . Karl Johan Andersson was born on 4 March 1827 in Värmland in Sweden . He was the illegitimate child of the British bear hunter Llewellyn Lloyd and Lloyd's Swedish servant. Andersson grew up in Sweden. Early in his life he went on hunting expeditions with his father, experienced Swedish nature and started a collection of biology specimens. In 1847 he started studies at
238-490: The station. The episode was well received and he was asked to make a Sune series. Jacobsson wrote more episodes and soon listeners called demanding to hear the rest of Sagan om Sune ("the Tale About Sune"). Soon after that, the stories about Sune were broadcast to all of Örebro County . Many people listened to Sune at work and at home. He was a 7-year-old boy in first grade who had a friend called Joakim Fröberg. Sune
255-615: The writing. The third book, Självklart, Sune ("Of Course, Sune") 1986, was a collaboration with both of them as writers. Jacobsson and Olsson had originally planned to conclude the Sune series with Sune och Svarta Mannen ("Sune and the Dark Man") 1989, to work on the Bert series they had started two years earlier. Instead both series continued. Two series of the Swedish Television Christmas calendars are based on
272-774: Was hired as manager for mines in what was then called Damaraland and Namaqualand . However, he only held the position for a brief time, and continued his explorations. In 1859 he reached the Okavango River , an expedition that he recorded in his book The Okavango River . After his return, he travelled to the Cape, where he married. Andersson and his wife settled in Otjimbingwe (in modern central Namibia). Andersson had repeated financial problems. Even though his main interests were exploration and natural history, he often needed to earn money through trade and hunting. He lacked
289-419: Was not the typical "tough guy" who used to fight or play soccer , instead he was more interested in girls. Local publisher Hegas contacted Jacobsson and asked if they could publish a book with the stories about Sune. Olsson illustrated the resulting book Sagan om Sune , published just before Christmas in 1984. The second book was Sune börjar tvåan ("Sune Starts Second Grade") 1985, Olsson also took part in
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