Anders Chydenius

Swedish-Finnish priest, politician, enlightenment thinker and economist (1729–1803)

Anders Chydenius
Anders Chydenius (Finland Swedish: [ˈandærs tɕyˈdeːniʉs]; 26 February 1729 – 1 February 1803) was a Swedish-Finnish Lutheran priest and a member of the Swedish Riksdag, and is known as the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. He carried out his life's work in the Kingdom of Sweden, advocating for free trade, freedom of speech, and social reforms. Born in Sotkamo, Finland (then part of Sweden) and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo (Turku), Chydenius became a priest and Enlightenment philosopher. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Chydenius

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