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Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967)

and the Golden Age of Chinese Art Collecting in Europe

卡爾‧凱波 (Johan Carl Kempe，1884-1967年)

及中國藝術收藏在歐洲的黃金時代

Rosemary Scott
Senior International Academic Consultant,
Asian Art
蘇玫瑰 亞洲藝術部資深國際學術顧問

Dr. Johan Carl Kempe, usually known simply as Carl Kempe, was born in Stockholm in
1884 and after completing his schooling at Norra latinläroverket in Stockholm, he went on to study
at Uppsala University from 1903-1905. Kempe claimed that the majority of his time at university
was spent playing cards, going to dancing lessons and playing tennis. His eforts in the latter were
certainly not wasted, since Carl Kempe came to international sporting prominence in 1912 when he
and his partner Gunnar Setterwall won an Olympic silver medal in the indoor tennis doubles at the
Stockholm Summer Olympics.
Carl Kempe’s grandfather, Johan Christofer Carl Kempe (1799-1872) after whom he was named, was
born in Stralsund, a shipping port on the Baltic coast, which belonged to Sweden from 1648 to 1815,
when it was ceded to Prussia. Johan Christofer Carl Kempe was sent to Stockholm in 1812 to further
his education, and in 1819 joined the frm of Johan Wikner in Härnösand. This was a trading company
which was involved in shipping and timber. Kempe married Wikner’s daughter Carin and, after
Johan Wikner’s death in 1823, entered into partnership with Wikner’s son Olof. One of the water-
driven saw mills operated by the company was the Mo saw mill at Moälven. In 1836 Kempe became
sole owner of the frm and in the following years added iron to the company’s interests in shipping
and timber. In 1845 he acquired another saw mill at Domsjö. His sons Berhard (1830-1908) and
Wilhelm (1834-1890) joined the Johan Wikner company in 1856, but in 1859 the elder Carl Kempe left
the Wikner company and moved to Stockholm, operating the saw mills and ironworks in Mo under
the Kempe name.

卡爾‧凱波 (全名為Johan Carl Kempe，但通常簡 起成為瑞典領土，1815年割讓予普魯士。老凱波
稱為Carl Kempe) 1884年生於斯德哥爾摩，他在市 於1812年赴斯德哥爾摩深造，1819年加入韋克納
內的北方中學畢業後，1903至1905年期間赴烏普薩 (Johan Wikner) 位於海納桑德的公司，從事航運
拉大學深造。據他憶述，其大學生涯基本上都用於 和木材貿易。他後來與韋克納的女兒卡琳 (Carin)
打撲克、學跳舞和打網球。他對網球下的功夫也沒 結為夫婦，1823年韋氏去世後，他與內兄奧洛
白費，後來更為他與搭檔Gunnar Setterwall贏得 夫 (Olof) 以合夥方式持續經營。該公司名下有多
了1912年斯德哥爾摩夏季奧運會的室內網球雙打銀 家水力鋸木廠，其中之一是位於莫爾汶的默鋸木
牌，在國際體壇備受矚目。 廠。1836年，凱波成為公司的全資股東，並於數年
(opposite)
Carl Kempe 1912; 凱波與祖父 (Johan Christoffer Carl 內銳意擴張，除航運和木材以外，更開始經營鐵工
History and Art
Collection / Alamy Kempe，1799-1872年) 同名，後者生於波羅 廠。1845年，他收購了另一家位於當姆斯喬的鋸木
Stock Photo 廠。其子本赫德 (Bernhard ，1830-1908) 與威
的海沿岸航運港口施特拉松德，該城市自1648年
廉(Wilhelm，1834-1890) 亦於1856年加盟韋氏企