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Erik Gustaf Geijer
Portrait by Carl Wilhelm Nordgren
Born(1783-01-12)12 January 1783
Ransäter, Värmland
Died23 April 1847(1847-04-23) (aged 64)
Stockholm
Statue of Geijer at Universitetsparken in Uppsala

Erik Gustaf Geijer (12 January 1783 – 23 April 1847) was a Swedish writer, historian, poet, romantic critic of political economy, philosopher, and composer. His writings served to promote Swedish National Romanticism.[1] He was an influential advocate of conservatism, but switched to liberalism later in life.[2]

  1. ^ Mortensen, A. (2005). Skönhetens nytta. Om uppkomsten av konstnärligt värde under den skotskaUpplysningen. Res Publica, 66 p.7
  2. ^ Erik Gustaf Geijer (Svensk litteraturhistoria i sammandrag)

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