John Landquist (3 December 1881 in

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– 2 April 1974 in

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) was a Swedish

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, writer and professor of

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

and

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from 1936 to 1946. When Landquist studied at

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, he was a member of the student organization '' Les quatre diables'' together with Sven Lidman, Sigurd Agrell and Harald Brising. Landquist was engaged in Strindbergsfejden and released

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's works. In 1916 he wrote a monograph on

Gustaf Fröding Gustaf Fröding (; 22 August 1860 – 8 February 1911) was a Swedish poet and writer from Alster, Värmland. The family moved to Kristinehamn in the year 1867. He later studied at Uppsala University and worked as a journalist in Karlstad.

and was ready to introduce

Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud ( ; ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating psychopathology, pathologies seen as originating fro ...

's theory of manners into Swedish

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. He also translated Freud's works into Swedish. Landquist was married to Elin Wägner from 1910 to 1922 and later, from 1938, to Solveig Landquist. Landquist's critical review of the 1946 book '' Pippi Långstrump'' was the beginning of a newspaper debate where people protested against

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...

's manner of writing children's books. In 1971 Landquist received "

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Selected bibliography

Source: *1906 – ''Filosofiska essayer'' (philosophy) *1908 – ''Viljan : en psykologisk-etisk undersökning'' (philosophy) *1909 – ''Verner von Heidenstam : en essay'' (

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) *1913 – ''Essayer : ny samling'' (history of literature) *1916 – ''Gustaf Fröding : en psykologisk och litteraturhistorisk studie'' (history of literature) *1917 – ''Knut Hamsun : En studie över en nordisk romantisk diktare'' (history of literature) *1920 – ''Människokunskap : en studie över den historiska och den konstnärliga kunskapen'' (knowledge theory) *1924 – ''Erik Gustav Geijer : hans levnad och verk'' (history of literature) *1927 – ''Erik Hedén : En levnadsteckning'' (biography) *1928 – ''Henri Bergson : en populär framställning av hans filosofi'' (history of philosophy) *1929 – ''Modern svensk litteratur i Finland'' (history of literature) *1929 – ''Uppsalafilosofien och sanningen : några ord om två sakkunniga för tillsättandet av filosofiprofessuren i Lund'' (philosophy) *1931 – ''Humanism : inlägg'' (history of literature) *1935 – ''Till humanistiska sektionen vid Lunds universitet'' *1935 – ''Själens enhet / tre föreläsningar'' (psychology) *1940 – ''Psykologi'' *1941 – ''Pedagogikens historia'' *1944 – ''Efter fyllda fyrtio år'' (psychology) *1949 – ''Som jag minns dem'' (biography and history of literature) *1952 – ''Våra fördomar'' *1954 – ''Geijer: en levnadsteckning'' (biography) *1957 – ''I ungdomen : scener ur den förlorade tiden'' (history of literature) *1959 – ''Charles Darwin : liv och verk'' (biography) *1964 – ''Poul Bjerre : själsläkaren och konstnären'' (biography) *1965 – ''Livet i Katarina'' (geography and church history) *1970 – ''Tankar om den skapande individen'' (history of literature and psychology)

References and sources

John Landquist

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landquist, John 1881 births 1974 deaths Writers from Stockholm Swedish literary scholars Swedish literary critics Swedish psychologists Swedish educators Swedish male writers Swedish-language writers Academic staff of Uppsala University Academic staff of Lund University Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen 20th-century psychologists