 1783 - 1847 (64 years)
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| 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 |
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| 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]
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