Johan Gabriel Richert (24 March 1784 – 2 January 1864), Swedish jurist and politician. He was one of

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's most distinguished lawyers during the former half of the 19th century and is regarded as the father of Swedish

liberalism Liberalism is a Political philosophy, political and moral philosophy based on the Individual rights, rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, the right to private property, and equality before the law. ...

. His thinking was mainly influenced by Benthamism, but Richert was also influenced by

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. Richert played an instrumental role in mid-nineteenth century Sweden legal reform and he was a vocal proponent of the replacement of the

Riksdag of the Estates Riksdag of the Estates (; informally ) was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to the King. It was a Diet made up of the Fou ...

with a unicameral legislature.

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19th-century Swedish lawyers 1784 births 1864 deaths {{Sweden-law-bio-stub