Anders Chydenius (26 February 1729 – 1 February 1803) was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo in northeastern Finland (then an integral part of Sweden) and having studied under Pehr Kalm at Royal Academy of Turku, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.
Anders Chydenius was born in 1729 at Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia (now part of Kainuu region) where his father ...
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Anders Chydenius (26 February 1729 – 1 February 1803) was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo in northeastern Finland (then an integral part of Sweden) and having studied under Pehr Kalm at Royal Academy of Turku, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.
Anders Chydenius was born in 1729 at Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia (now part of Kainuu region) where his father Jacob was a chaplain. The family moved to Kuusamo in 1734 where his father became a rector. Anders' childhood was spent in the barren area of northern Finland. He and his brother Samuel were taught privately by their father and then they went to Oulu grammar school. After the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743), the boys studied privately in Tornio and entered Royal Academy of Turku in 1745. They also studied at Uppsala University in Sweden. Anders studied mathematics, natural sciences, Latin and philosophy. In 1746 the father Jacob and family moved...
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