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HISTORY. 447
published, e. g., »Scriptores rerum Suecicarum medii ævi»; »Documents concerning
the history of Scandinavia»; »Historical documents» by the Society for
publication of manuscripts concerning Scandinavian history; by the National Record
Office: »Diplomatarium suecanum medii ævi» (comprising the time 817/1350 and
1401/1410); the registry of Gustavus I; the proceedings of the Swedish Diet
from 1523; by the Foreign Department: the considerable collection of Swedish
Treaties; by the Academy of Literature, History, and Antiquities: The writings
sad letters of Axel Oxenstierna, etc. Among låte publishers of fundamental
documents should be mentioned O. S. Rydberg (1822/99), the conscientious
editor of the Swedish Treaties (see above); C. G. Styffe (born 1817), specialist
in the medieval field; C. Silfverstolpe (1840/99); E. Hildebrand (born 1848),
editor of »Historisk tidskrift» (Historical Magazine), the foremost among present
periodicals for Swedish historical investigation; and P. Sondén (born 1853).
As is natural, Swedish historical writers have devoted themselves preferably,
though nowise exclusively, to the history of their own country. A series of
important historical sketches of the history of various periods, founded on comprehensive
source studies have been prepared by C. G. Styffe (later medieval times), F. F.
Carlson (1811/87; from 1654 to the beginning of the 18th century); C. G.
Malmström (born 1822; the so-called »Era of Liberty», 1718/72); and C. Th. Odhner
(born 1836; the periods of 1632/44 and 1772/86). At the university of Uppsala
H. Hjärne (born 1848), who is a distinguished scholar in Sclavonic history, has
exercised a great influence on a large number of students. At Lund, M. Weibull
(1835/1902), till his death occupant of the chair of history, was a specialist in
the history of Gustavus Adolphus and Queen Kristina; and at the private
university of Gothenburg likewise L. Stavenow (born 1864) in the history of the
18th century. In Uppsala is to be mentioned also S. J. Boethius (born 1850;
among other things a work on the French revolution).
H. Forssell (1843/1901) has published valuable investigations about the
economical history of older and more recent times. Among writers on cultural
history should be mentioned H. Hildebrand (born 1842; Sweden in the Middle
Ages, and other works); Cl. Annerstedt (born 1839), Elof Tegnér (1844/1900), and
H. Schück (born 1855). The constitutional history of Sweden has been written
by Kr. Naumann (1810/88) and E. Hildebrand. Ernst Carlson (born 1854)
is preparing a continuation of his father’s work on the reign of Charles XH.
There should be mentioned besides: H. Wieselgren (born 1835), known as a
prominent biographer; T. Westrin (born 1850; many biographies in the
Encyclopedia Nordisk Familjebok); Ellen Fries (1855/1900); A. Hammarskjöld
(born 1848); K. H. Karlsson (born 1856); O. Sjögren (born 1844), and E.
Svensén (born 1850), who have also done excellent work in popularizing history.
— The staff-general has begun a series of comprehensive accounts of the wars of
Sweden (beginning with the war with Russia 1808/09). Among special writers
on Swedish war history may be mentioned J. Mankell (1828/97), and G.
Björ-Un (born 1845). Genealogical investigations are pushed with great interest, and
have their own medium in »Personhistorisk tidskrift» (Historical-Biographical
Magazine). Also local history has many devotees.
H. L. Rydin (born 1822) and 0. Alin (1846/1900) have produced
important works on Swedish constitutional law (e. g. The Swedish Diet by the former,
and The Swedish-Norwegian Union by the latter); also N. Höjer (born 1853)
and R. Kjellén (born 1864) are active in this field. »Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift»
(Magazine of Political Science) is the organ of these studies.
As a general opinion it may be held that Swedish historical writing at present
is having a rapid and manysided development. While being open to impulses from
»broad, it is in the main of a truly national character.
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