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Axel Brusewitz
Swedish political scientist
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Axel Karl Adolf Brusewitz
- Born:
- June 9, 1881, Vichtis, Finland
- Subjects Of Study:
- Sweden
- constitution
- democracy
Axel Brusewitz (born June 9, 1881, Vichtis, Finland—died September 30, 1950, Uppsala, Sweden) was a leading Swedish political scientist who was known for authoritative studies of Swedish constitutional history and Swiss popular democracy. Brusewitz resettled in Sweden from Finland with his parents, who were Swedish, and, having studied at Uppsala University, became lecturer in political science in 1913. He served as an assistant at the provincial archives at Uppsala in 1906–20 and as a college teacher in 1919–23. He became Skytteansk Professor of Rhetoric and Political Science at Uppsala in 1923 and served until 1947. He was a prominent member ...(100 of 258 words)