Erik Gustaf Geijer

1783 - 1847  (64 years)

• Name	Erik Gustaf Geijer  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Born	12 January 1783	Ransäters bruk, Värmland, Sweden   [1, 2]
  Occupation	Författare, Poet, filosof, historiker och tonsättare. (Author, poet historian, composer)  [1]
  Died	23 April 1847	Stockholm, Sweden   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I76954	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 March 2012

  
  

  Father	Bruks Patron Johan Gustav Geijer,   b. 31 July 1719, Ransäter, Värmland, Sweden
  Mother	Maria Låftbom,   b. 26 April 1728
  Family ID	F53971	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Anna Elisabet Lilljebjörn,   b. 29 June 1790, Gillberga, Värmland, Sweden ,   d. 17 January 1861, Husaby, Skaraborg, Sweden  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F53970	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Erik Gustaf Geijer och Anna Elisabet Lilljebjörn är sysslingar. http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Gustaf_Geijer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Gustaf_Geijer ( in English) Geijer was a professor of history at Uppsala University from 1817 and 1824 became a member of the Swedish Academy. He was also rector (head master) of Uppsala University during the years 1822, 1830, 1836 and 1843-1844. As a representative of the university he was a member of the clergy in a position parliament during the years 1828-1830 and 1840-1841. He was also a member of the Gothic League and editor of its journal Iduna. If their areas of interest writes Geijer himself: "The five things I have concerned myself - eagerly, if not with success - philosophy, history, eloquence, poetry and music. - There are the five fingers of my hand, which I am honest crafts uppövat and of which I do not want to give up either. "[1] Geijer helped to bring conservatism to the Swedish political idédebatten. [2] He also contributed to slavery was abolished in the former Swedish colony of Saint-Barthélemy, influenced by his theology Nathan Soderblom and Einar Billing and was a pioneer with his "I-you -philosophy ". [3] Profil writes that it was Geijer that enabled liberalism occurred in Sweden, but the revolutionary breaks that occurred in France, and that he created a reasonably Swedish form of liberalism. [4] Henry Schück claimed that Geijer did history teaching in Sweden to a science. [5] [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2452] GEDCOM file titled “clan moffat1252.ged”, submitted by Mia Jäverling. [S2478] . [S2479] .