LJUNGGREN

ljunggren, gustaf hakan jordan (1823-1905), swedish man of letters, was born at lund on the 6th of march 1823. he was educated at lund university, where he was professor of german (1850-1859), of aesthetics (1859-1889) and rector (1875-1885). he had been a member of the swedish academy for twenty years at the time of his death in september 1905. his most important work, _svenska vitterhetens hafder efter gustav iii.'s dod_ (5 vols., lund., 1873-1895), is a comprehensive study of swedish literature in the 19th century. his other works include: _framstallning af de fornamste estetiska systemerna_ (an exposition of the principal system of aesthetics; 2 vols., 1856-1860); _svenska dramat intill slutet af 17 arhundradet_ (a history of the swedish drama down to the end of the 17th century, lund, 1864); an edition (1864) of the _epistlar_ of bellman and fredman, and a history of the swedish academy in the year of its centenary (1886). his scattered writings were collected as _smarre skrifter_ (3 vols., 1872-1881).