Erik gustaf geijer biography books
Erik gustaf geijer biography books in order
The charcoal burners son...
The New International Encyclopædia/Geijer, Erik Gustaf
GEIJER, yī'ẽr, Erik Gustaf (1783-1847). A Swedish historian, poet, and composer, born at Ransäter, Wermland, January 12, 1783.
He was educated at the Gymnasium of Karlstad and at the University of Upsala, and in 1803 competed successfully for an historical prize offered by the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm.
Erik gustaf geijer biography books
In 1806 he obtained his master's degree from Upsala, and in 1809 traveled in England. The year following he became a lecturer in history at Upsala, and in 1815 assistant to Fant. In 1817, on the death of his chief, Geijer was made professor in his place.
Geijer was hardly less famous as a poet than as an historian, and he exercised a marked influence on the poetic literature of Sweden. According to the testimony of his countrymen, his Sista Skalden, Vikingen, Odalbonden, and other heroic pieces place him in the foremost rank of Swedish poets.
He and his friends Adlerbeth, Tegner, and Nikander adhered to the R