Klas Albert Lindhagen (July 25, 1823 – October 21, 1887) was a

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, and

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.''Nordisk familjebok'' He is mostly remembered for his

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s for

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produced in the late 19th century.

Biography

Lindhagen studied at

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from 1841, received a Ph.D. in 1848, and graduated in 1849. He worked at the

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from 1854, at the

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from 1864, the Office of the Minister for Justice (''Justitiestatsexpeditionen'') from 1869, was member of the Legislation Committee (''Lagbyrån'') from 1871, and Justice of the

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1874–1886. He made important contributions to the health, fire safety, and construction charters of 1868 and 1874. He was member of the board of Stockholm's folk schools (''folkskola'') 1862–79 and from 1863 member of the Stockholm Municipal Assembly. As such, he had a lasting impact on the redevelopment of Stockholm's city plans and sanitary conditions, and was a leading force behind the reorganisation of the

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. In 1869, he was elected member of the second chamber of the

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, and in 1883 member of the first chamber. Albert Lindhagen was the father of

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, and

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* 1823 births 1887 deaths Politicians from Stockholm Justices of the Supreme Court of Sweden History of Stockholm Members of the Första kammaren 19th-century Swedish judges 19th-century Swedish lawyers 19th-century Swedish politicians {{Sweden-bio-stub