Gustaf Håkan Jordan Ljunggren (6 March 1823 – 13 August 1905), Swedish man of letters, was born at

Lund Lund (, ;"Lund"
(US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Swed ...

, the son of a clergyman. He was educated at

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

, where he was professor of

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

(1850-1859), of

aesthetics Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and taste (sociology), taste, which in a broad sense incorporates the philosophy of art.Slater, B. H.Aesthetics ''Internet Encyclopedia of Ph ...

(1859-1889) and rector (1875-1885). He had been a member of the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy (), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body t ...

for twenty years at the time of his death in 1905. His most important work, ''Svenska vitterhetens häfder från Gustaf III:s död'' (5 vols., Lund., 1873-1895), is a comprehensive study of

Swedish literature Swedish literature () is the literature written in the Swedish language or by writers from Sweden. The first literary text from Sweden is the Rök runestone, carved during the Viking Age circa 800 AD. With the conversion of the land to Christi ...

in the 19th century. His other works include: ''Framställning af de fornämsta esthetiska systemerna'' ("An exposition of the principal system of aesthetics"; 2 vols., 1856-1860); ''Svenska dramat until slutet af sjuttonde århundradet'' ("a history of the Swedish drama down to the end of the 17th century", Lund, 1864); ''

Bellman Bellman may refer to: * Town crier, an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements * Bellhop, a hotel porter * Bellman (surname) * Bellman (diving), a standby diver and diver's attendant * Bellman hangar, a prefabricated, portable aircraft ...

och

Fredmans epistlar ''Fredmans epistlar'' (English: ''Fredman's Epistles'') is a collection of 82 poems set to music by Carl Michael Bellman, a major figure in Swedish 18th century song. Though first published in 1790, it was created over a period of twenty year ...

: en studie'' (1864), and a history of the Swedish Academy in the year of its centenary (1886). His scattered writings were collected as ''Smärre skrifter'' (3 vols., 1872-1881). He was elected a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences () is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting nat ...

in 1881.

Notes

References

* 1823 births 1905 deaths Academic staff of Lund University Members of the Swedish Academy Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences {{Sweden-writer-stub