Hülphers family

Hülphers family
Coat of arms of atop neoclassical epitaph of Abraham Hülphers the Elder and spouse inside Västerås Cathedral, erected (1772) by Johan Ljung.[1]
Current region	Sweden
Place of origin	Schmalkalden, Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire

The Hülphers family is a German-Swedish family originating from Schmalkalden, Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire.

Hans and Jannich Hilper immigrated from Schmalkalden to Sweden circa 1626, engaging in Swedish iron works. A great-grandson of Hans Hilper was the early industrialist Abraham Hülphers the Elder (1704–1770). The family was part of the Swedish nobility.

• Abraham Hülphers the Elder (1704–1770), early industrialist, and politician
• Nils Hülphers (1712–1776), politician
• Abraham Hülphers the Younger (1734–1798), topographer, genealogist
• Walter Hülphers (1871–1957), journalist, author
• Gustav Hülphers (1884–1968), professor
• Torsten Hülphers (1901–1965), politician
• Arne Hülphers (1904–1978), pianist, Musical Director
• Greta Hülphers (1904–1995), née Greta Wassberg,singer
• Inger Modin-Hülphers (1906–1956), sculptor
• Zarah Hülphers (1907–1981), née Sara Hedberg, better known as Zarah Leander, singer

• Hülphers, Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (19, 1971–1973, p. 538)