Anton Niklas Sundberg (27 May 1818,

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– 2 February 1900) was a Lutheran clergyman, and the

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1870–1900.

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He acquired a doctor of philosophy and theology degree at

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in 1842, became dean and was ordained a priest in 1845. He then undertook travel through

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in 1849–50. He was a lecturer in theology at Lund University in 1849 and from 1852 to 1856 a professor of dogmatics and moral theology. From 1856 to 1864 he was professor of church history and symbolism at the university. In 1861 he was appointed vicar in Lund before being appointed bishop of the Diocese of Karlstad in 1864. In 1870, he became Archbishop of Uppsala and Pro-Chancellor of Uppsala University. Sundberg was a member of the

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from 1874 and of the

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from 1877.

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Article Sundberg, A.N.
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', from ''Bilder och minnen'', by Harald Wieselgren, 1889

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