Wahlberg, Karl Ferdinand Immanuel von

Karl Ferdinand Immanuel Wahlberg, the son of Pastor Karl Friedrich Wahlberg and Anna Dorothea Buck, was born on 18 September 1847 to Katharinenstadt. He died 23 December 1920 in Helsinki (Finland) and is buried in the Orthodox Cemetery in Helsinki.  He married Maria (born 14 October 1852; died 27 June 1923). They had 4 sons: Karl Paul William Wahlberg, Harry Karl Dagvard Wahlberg, Olof Wahlberg, and Erik Wahlberg.

Ferdinand studied at the University of Helsinki along with his older brother Pastor Karl Erich Wahlberg. He also studied in Germany.  He became a surgeon and was eventually elevated to the position of senior physician to the Finish army. For almost 30 years, he served as the head of the Finish Health System.

At the same time Wahlberg also worked as a writer and was temporarily director of the Swedish theater to Helsingfors. Through this versatile activity, he won the greatest recognition of the widest circles.

In 1904, he was knighted and took the name von Wahlberg.

In 1906, Dr. Wahlberg retired and devoted himself to agriculture and writing.  He is the author of many books, some of which dealt with the Volga Germans:

"The Moral Instructions of Jesus and the Cultural Community of Love."
"Christian Bode"
"The Christ Gifts of Death"
"The Mennonites"
"My Curriculum Vitae"
"The Murder Island"
"The birth of homeland love among the inhabitants of the Volga steppe"
"The confession of my pen"