Von Knorring
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The Knorring family also spelled von Knorring is the name of an old Baltic-German noble family, whose members held significant positions within the Russian Empire and Scandinavia. They held the title of Baron in Sweden and Prussia.
Notable members
[edit]- Bogdan von Knorring (1746–1825), Russian general
- Frans Peter von Knorring (1792–1875), Finnish social reformer
- Sophie von Knorring (1797–1848), Swedish novelist and noble
- Sophie von Knorring, (1775–1833), German writer born Sophie Tieck
- Olga Knorring (1887-1978), Russian botanist
- Other
- F.P. von Knorring (ship), ship in Mariehamn, called after the Finnish reformer.