▁Ble king e . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Wer ther ▁Werner ▁von ▁He iden st am ▁( 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁– ▁ 1 8 5 2 ) ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁V erner ▁von ▁He iden st am ▁( 1 8 5 9 – 1 9 4 0 ), ▁poet , ▁novel ist ▁and ▁la ure ate ▁of ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁was ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁int ensive ▁l ighth ouse - building . ▁The ▁work ▁to ▁cover ▁Sweden ' s ▁coast s ▁with ▁l ighth ouses ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁l ighth ouse ▁engineer ▁Gustav ▁von ▁He iden st am ▁at ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Board ▁of ▁Pil ot age . ▁He ▁designed ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁l ighth ouse ▁of ▁which ▁P ater ▁N oster ▁is ▁an ▁example , ▁which ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁' He iden st amm are '. ▁Of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eleven ▁l ighth ouses ▁of ▁this ▁type , ▁ten ▁still ▁remain . ▁ ▁When ▁He iden st am ▁created ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁P ater ▁N oster , ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁insp iration ▁by ▁studying ▁the ▁English ▁l ighth ouse ▁Map le ▁Sound ▁in ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S wed ish ▁engine ers ▁Category : 1 8 2 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 7 ▁death s ▁Category : L ighth ouse ▁build ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from