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3 unusual facts about Anders Chydenius


Anders Chydenius

In 1753, after graduation, Anders was appointed preacher of the Chapel of the dependent parish of Nedervetil (today, part of Kronoby) in Ostrobothnia.

He was sent to the diet in 1765 to obtain free trading rights for the towns of Ostrobothnia.

Roman Catholicism in Sweden

In the 1770s, the prominent Liberal Anders Chydenius - himself a Lutheran priest - prevailed upon King Gustav III to legalise the immigration of Catholics (as well as Jews) into Sweden.



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