About Erik Gustaf Geijer
Erik Gustaf Geijer was a Swedish writer, historian, poet, romantic critic of political economy, philosopher, and composer. His writings served to promote Swedish National Romanticism. He was an influential advocate of conservatism, but switched to liberalism later in life. Erik Gustaf Geijer (12 January 1783 – 23 April 1847) was a Swedish writer, historian, poet, romantic critic of political economy, philosopher, and composer. Geijer was born at Geijersgården, his family's estate in Ransäter, Värmland. Succeeding Fant, Geijer was a professor of history from 1817 at Uppsala University where a statue now commemorates him.
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