He was the brother of the artist and the founder of the Gothenburg Museum of Art, Geskel Saloman (1821-1902), and Nota Saloman (1823–85), who was a chief medical officer for the Danish army.
Han var bror til kunstneren og grundlæggeren af Göteborgs kunstmuseum, Geskel Saloman (1821-1902), og til Nota Saloman (1823-85), der var stabslæge for hæren.