Carl August Hagberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish linguist and translator
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Place of Birth: Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
About Carl August Hagberg
- Carl August Hagberg (7 July 1810 – 9 January 1864), was a Swedish linguist and translator.
- He was a member of the Swedish Academy, occupying seat 7 from 1851 until his death.
- He was the son of Carl Peter Hagberg. Hagberg is most famous for being the first person to produce a Swedish translation of the Complete Works of Shakespeare, the twelve volumes of his translation was issued between 1847 and 1851.
- Several of his translations were, however, based on the work of Johan Henrik Thomander, who had produced a collected edition of Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard II and Twelfth Night in 1825. Hagberg was a student at Uppsala University, and became a professor of Ancient Greek there in 1833.
- Upon his father's advice, he spent 1835 and 1836 travelling in Germany and France.
- During this time he met notable writers from both countries, including: Victor Hugo, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Ludwig Tieck.
- Upon his return to Sweden, Hagberg became a strong advocate of English and French literature – at the time Swedish universities were dominated by German influences.
- In 1837 he wrote Om den nya franska vitterheten, an essay surveying contemporary French literature. Hagberg was a professor of aesthetics and modern languages at Lund University from 1840 to 1859, when he became a professor of Nordic languages at the same university.
- He was one of the most famous public speakers of his day.
- In 1853 he was asked to make the public address at the unveiling of the statue of Esaias Tegnér at Lund Cathedral.
- From 1862 to 1863 he was the inspektor of Småland Nation, Lund.
- He was succeeded by Theodor Wisén as the chair of Scandinavian languages at Lund University.
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