Johannes Swedborg, (5 July 1824 – 16 June 1888) was a Swedish classical languages scholar and newspaper publisher.

Biography

Swedborg grew up in a poor home in

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, Sweden, where he attended the Skara skola. The studies he financed by working as a private teacher in his spare time. At the age of 23 in 1847, he entered

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where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1856 and received his master's degree in 1857 following his dissertation ''De diis Romanorum penatibus''. Three years later he presented second dissertation ''De Claudii Claudiani quod de raptu Proserpinae inscribitur carmine epico quaestiones'' and was appointed associate professor of Latin at Uppsala University. He left Uppsala in 1862 and moved to

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. He had received a position as a lecturer in Latin, Greek, history and geography at the city's higher education and would remain in this position for the remainder of his professional life. In 1866, he became a newspaper publisher in Vänersborg when he launched the newspaper ''Wenersborgs-Posten'' of which he was also the editor-in-chief. The paper was published twice weekly until 1872.

Personal life

Swedborg was married to Sofia Amalia Ramstedt (1836–1919) with whom he had sons Anders (1863–1889), Herman Swedborg (1865–1926) and Ernst (1867–1934). He died during 1888 in

References

1824 births 1888 deaths People from Skara Municipality Uppsala University alumni Academic staff of Uppsala University Swedish educators Swedish newspaper publishers (people) {{Sweden-bio-stub