Carl Gripenberg

Carl Gustav Casimir, Friherre Gripenberg (барон Казимир Казимирович Гриппенберг, Baron Kazimir Kazimirovich Grippenberg; 18 November 1836 – 5 April 1908) was a Finnish naval officer, Rear Admiral (c. 1900), who served in the Imperial Russian Navy. He was a member of the Finno-Swedish noble Gripenberg family, and was the older brother of General Oskar Gripenberg. He was one of the participants in the "Third American Expedition" in 1878.

Family
The Swedish noble Gripenberg Family was originated from the Swedish province of Östergötland, and the original family name was Witte or Wittman before being granted nobility. The first ever known member of the family was Jacob Jöransson Witte (died 1659), who was a resident in the county of Östra Eneby socken in Östergötland. His son, Johan Wittman (1637 – 1703) was a military designer in the Västerbotten Regiment, and was granted nobility and the surname of Gripenberg in 1678.

Domestic

 * Order_of_Saint_Anne_Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Anna, 3rd class (1868)
 * Order of Saint Stanislaus Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class for "round-the-world voyage" (1869)
 * Order of Saint Stanislaus Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class (1873)
 * Order_of_Saint_Anne_Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Anna, 2nd class for "the highest review of the steamship" (1879)
 * Saint vladimir (bande).png Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class (1882)
 * OrderStGeorge4cl rib.png Order of St. George, 4th class with a bow "in honor of 26 years of maritime campaigns" (1885)
 * Saint vladimir (bande).png Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (1891)