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Anders Fryxell

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FRYXELL, ANDERS Swedish historian, was born at Hesselskog, Dalsland, Sweden, on Feb. 7, 17 95. He was educated at Uppsala, took holy orders in 182o, was made a doctor of philosophy in 1821, and in 1823 began to publish the great work of his life, the Stories from Swedish History. Fifty-six years later, he published the 46th and crowning volume of his vast enter prise. In 1833 he received the title of professor, and in 1835 he became incumbent of Sunne, where he resided for the remainder of his life. On March 21, 1881, he died at Stockholm. See his posthumously published (1884) History of My History.

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