Obituary of A. Zanteson (Anders Erik August Zanteson) 21 November 1876 The Swallow, Stockholm Sweden, (Translation of Obituary by Bo Liljeberg, Lund, Sweden abe126@tiscali.se) Second column: (There seems to be a line or two missing at the top.The piece also has been torn down the middle and you should have tried unfold the little creases before scanning: as you will notice some of the translation will be guesswork.)
Useful work in [the service of] humanity [was for] the deceased Dr Zanteson most important, and this might be due to the natural goodness and nobility of his character but his medical training was not entirely unfamiliar with such an outlook. His studies took place at Uppsala, Sweden, at the time when Hwasser [pron Vasser] lived and worked there. (H.lived 1790 to 1860: professor of practical medicine 1830 to 1855). It cannot be denied that the actual scientfic knowledge that H. gave his students, was meagre enough, even in relation to . . . . (see also header, and 1st & 3rd colums)
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