Gustaf Ljunggren

Who was Gustaf Ljunggren?

Gustaf Håkan Jordan Ljunggren, Swedish man of letters, was born at Lund, the son of a clergyman. He was educated at Lund University, where he was professor of German, of aesthetics and rector. He had been a member of the Swedish Academy for twenty years at the time of his death in 1905.

His most important work, Svenska vitterhetens häfder från Gustaf III:s död, is a comprehensive study of Swedish literature in the 19th century. His other works include: Framställning af de fornämsta esthetiska systemerna; Svenska dramat till slutet af sjuttonde århundradet; Bellman och Fredmans epistlar: en studie, and a history of the Swedish Academy in the year of its centenary.

His scattered writings were collected as Smärre skrifter.

He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1881.