John Schneidler

Vice Admiral John Christoffer Schneidler (4 June 1868 – 26 April 1958) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. He served as head of the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1919 to 1923, commander of Karlskrona Naval Yard from 1923 to 1925 and as head of the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration from 1925 to 1933.

Early life Schneidler was born on 4 June 1868 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Carl Edvard Schneidler, a bookbinder and stationer, and his wife Amalia Carolina Fredrika Granström. He had two brothers; Herman Gustaf Schneidler, a merchant, and Edvard Schneidler, a wholesaler. John Schneidler was great-grandson to the bookbinder and craftsman . He attended the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1892 to 1894. Schneidler served in the Fleet Staff from 1895 to 1911 and was adjutant to the chief of staff from 1898 to 1904. During the peaceful settlement with Norway in 1905, he was commander of the destroyer .

In the years 1907–1911, he held the position as naval attaché in London and Paris, but during this period he participated in several naval expeditions and in 's inquiry concerning the simplification of the navy's accounting system. He was its chairman for 25 years until March 1953. He was succeeded by Captain Daniel Landquist. He was a member of the Föreningen 1868 års män ("Association of Men of 1868") until its closure in October 1954.

Personal life In April 1900, Schneidler got engaged to Countess Sigrid Louise Axeline Cronhielm af Hakunge (1878–1974), the daughter of naval captain, Count Axel Cronhielm and Ebba Kreüger.

Their first son, Carl Axel Christoffer Schneidler was born on 7 December 1901, and died on 17 June 1921 in Karlskrona at the age of 19. Their second son, John Sten Edward Schneidler was born on 10 March 1903, and died on 13 November 1994. Their daughter Mary Mathilda was born on 1 December 1908 and died less than a year later on 11 November 1909. A third son, Bernt Gustaf Schneidler, was born on 22 September 1915 in Karlskrona and was as a sub-lieutenant in the Swedish Naval Quartermaster Corps. He died on 14 March 1944 in Stockholm. A fourth son, Joost Christoffer ("Christer") Schneidler was born on 27 October 1918 and died on 13 July 1946 in Stockholm. Schneidler was laid to rest by Admiralty Chaplain G. Brandt. Among those present was the Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Stig H:son Ericson and the commander of the Naval Command East, Rear Admiral Erik af Klint. Former Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Helge Strömbäck was also present at the funeral together with Rear Admiral and Rear Admiral . The choir of the under the direction of music director S. Möller sang works by Edvard Grieg. The soloist was . He was interred on 4 June 1958 at Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm.

Foreign

Member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1904) Honorary member of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences (1925)