Anders Chydenius

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Anders Chydenius was an 18th-century Finnish-Swedish clergyman, politician, and pioneering advocate of economic liberalism, freedom of the press, and civil liberties in Sweden.

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instanceOf Enlightenment thinker
economist
human
politician
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1729-02-26
dateOfDeath 1803-02-01
describedBySource Encyclopædia Britannica NERFINISHED
Nordisk familjebok NERFINISHED
educatedAt Academy of Turku NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Finnish
familyName Chydenius NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil liberties
economic liberalism
freedom of the press
political philosophy
givenName Anders NERFINISHED
hasOccupation writer
knownFor advocacy of economic liberalism
advocacy of freedom of the press in Sweden
defense of civil liberties
influence on the 1766 Swedish Freedom of the Press Act
languageOfWorkOrName Swedish
memberOf Riksdag of the Estates NERFINISHED
movement Enlightenment NERFINISHED
classical liberalism
nativeLanguage Swedish
notableIdea early formulation of the principle of freedom of information
opposition to mercantilism
religious tolerance
support for free trade
notableWork The National Gain NERFINISHED
occupation Lutheran priest
economist
politician
parliamentaryTerm Riksdag 1765–1766 NERFINISHED
Riksdag 1778–1779 NERFINISHED
Riksdag 1792 NERFINISHED
Riksdag 1800
placeOfBirth Sotkamo NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kokkola NERFINISHED
positionHeld member of the Riksdag of the Estates
religion Lutheranism
residence Kokkola NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Kokkola NERFINISHED

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