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Anders Burius
Erik Anders Burius (born Erik Anders Jonsson; 2 August 1956 – 7 December 2004), was a Swedish History of ideas, intellectual historian and director of National Library of Sweden, the National Library of Sweden's manuscript department where he became known as the infamous "KB-mannen" (English language, English: "the RL Man", after the National Library of Sweden, Kungliga Biblioteket, the "Royal Library") following his theft and sale of several valuable books from the library's collection. Biography Anders Burius studied at Uppsala University where in 1984 did his intellectual history dissertation ''"Ömhet om friheten - Studier i frihetstidens censurpolitik" (English language, English: "Care for freedom: studies in the literary censorship during Sweden's Age of Liberty")''. He also passed degrees in law, librarian, and real estate broker. After his studies, he worked among others, at the Karolinska Institute, Caroline Institute's library. Towards the end of the 1980s he appli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna () is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 69,948 inhabitants in 2020, with a total population of 107,806 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality 2023. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finns, Sweden Finn population. The town is located on the River Eskilstunaån, which connects Lake Hjälmaren and Lake Mälaren. History Eskilstuna's history dates back to medieval times when English monk Saint Eskil made "Tuna" his base and diocese of the South coast of Lake Mälaren. Saint Eskil was stoned to death by the pagan vikings of neighbouring town Strängnäs, east of Eskilstuna, when he tried to convert them to Christianity. Saint Eskil was buried in his monastery church in Tuna. The monastery of Saint Eskil was completely destroyed by Swedish king Gustav Vasa during the Protestant Reformation and was replaced with the royal castle of Eskilstuna House. Later the pagan city of Strängn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |