Harald Hornborg

Birger Harald Hornborg (16 February 1890 – 10 July 1976) was a Finland Swedish writer. He was the son of the chamberlain Albrecht Hornborg (1846–1926) and his second wife Alma Maria (1853–1932), and the younger brother of Eirik and .

Biography Born in Helsinki, Hornborg graduated from the Nya svenska samskolan in Helsinki in 1909 and began working at the Nyland Brigade. He continued his studies at the Department of History and Linguistics at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Helsinki from 1909 to 1915, where he later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 and a Master of Arts degree in 1927. On 12 July 1917 he was transferred to the battalion's reinforcement unit, from where he was transferred to the Finnish office in Berlin as a literary assistant. Hornborg had to remain in Berlin when the battalion departed for Finland due to his illness, and after recovering he was appointed chancellor of the Finnish embassy in Berlin in 1918, a position he held until 1920. Hornborg became a Jägerlieutenant in 1918 and a captain in 1940.

During the Winter War, Hornborg served at the headquarters of the Helsinki Military District, establishing, among other things, a communications station in the Helsinki railway station, the purpose of which was to maintain contact between the headquarters and the government. After this position, he served as adjutant to the commander of the military district. When the Continuation War broke out, he returned to work as adjutant to the commander of the Helsinki Military District, from which he was demobilized in 1942, after which he continued his work as a writer.

In 1948, Hornborg became a research member of the Swedish Genealogical Society. Hornborg also wrote several novels set in 18th and 19th century Finnish settings, such as the series of novels about Hakenskiölds. De fann sin väg (1965) is about the 27th Prussian Jaeger Battalion and is a piece of first-hand history. In his writing, he strove to faithfully reflect the spirit of the times by accurately portraying environments, behaviors, and ways of thinking.

Bibliography (selection)

Herr von Loewenecks kamp, 1928 Martin Türkheimer och huset Sonnenburgs hemligheter, 1929 Madame d'Ébére, 1930 Patron Illbergs ungdomsdårskap, 1931 Hakenskiölds på Sveaborg, 1932 Hakenskiölds på Illerstad, 1933 Greve Alexeis son, 1934 Hertigen revolterar, 1935 Bühlingen i uppror, 1936 Farväl Flüstringen, 1937 Ödemarksprästen, 1938 Ödemarksjungfrun, 1939 De glömda fäderna, 1940 Den okände karolinen, 1942 Det mörknar över Illerstad, 1943 Syndafloden, 1944 Bröderna Berghjelm, 1945 Galne Berghjelmen, 1946 Kammarjunkaren på Lintunen, 1947 Den vita hästen, 1950 Kattgrevinnan, 1951 Joachim vid skijevägen, 1952 Ensam herre, 1953 Studenten som försvann, 1954 Utanför arenan, 1959 De fann sin väg : pfadfindernas historia, 1965