Family
He was married to Ulrika Catharina Widebeck. Their daughter Elsa Carolina Backlund (March 25, 1880 – April 19, 1974) became a well-known artist (she married Ulrik Fredrik Adolf Hugo Celsing, and was known under the name Elsa Backlund-Celsing). Their son Helge Gotrik Backlund (September 3, 1878 – 1958) was a geologist.
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