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Erik Dahlberg was responsible for the fine collection of drawings called _Suecia antiqua et hodierna_ (Stockholm, 1660-1716; 2nd edition, 1856; 3rd edition, 1864-1865), and assisted Pufendorf in his _Histoire de Charles X Gustave_. He wrote a memoir of his life (to be found in Svenska Bibliotek, 1757) and an account of the campaigns of Charles X. (ed. Lundblad, Stockholm, 1823). Entry: DAHLBERG

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The poetical works of Franzén are collected under the title _Skaldestycken_ (7 vols., 1824-1861); new ed., _Samlade dikter_, with a biography by A. A. Grafström (1867-1869); also a selection (_Valda dikter_) in 2 vols. (1871). His prose writings, _Om svenska drottningar_ (Åbo, 1798; Örebro, 1823), _Skrifter i obunden stil_, vol. i. (1835), _Predikningar_ (5 vols., 1841-1845) and _Minnesteckningar_, prepared for the Academy (3 vols., 1848-1860), are marked by faithful portraiture and purity of style. See B. E. Malmström, in the _Handlingar_ of the Swedish Academy (1852, new series 1887), vol. ii.; S. A. Hollander, _Minne af F. M. Franzén_ (Örebro, 1868); F. Cygnaeus, _Teckningar ur F. M. Franzéns lefnad_ (Helsingfors, 1872); and Gustaf Ljunggren, _Svenska vitterhetens häfder efter Gustaf III.'s död_, vol. ii. (1876). Entry: FRANZÉN

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The idea of co-education in secondary schools has spread in several other European countries, especially in Holland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. In Scandinavia, the new practice appears to have begun with the establishment of a private higher secondary school, the Palmgremska Samskolan, in Stockholm, in 1876. A similar school, Nya Svenska Läroverket, was founded upon the same model in Helsingfors, Finland, in 1880. In Norway, the law of 1896 introduced co-education in all state schools. In Denmark, as in Norway, co-education was begun in private schools; on its proving a success there, it was introduced into the state schools, with two exceptions; and it is now obligatory in most state schools but optional in private schools (J. S. Thornton, _Schools Public and Private in the North of Europe_, 1907, p. 97). In Holland, there is now a good deal of co-education in lower secondary schools of the modern type. For example, at Utrecht, the state higher burgher school provides the same course of instruction, except in gymnastics, for boys and girls. At Almeloo, the municipal higher burgher school, though co-educational, differentiates the classes in several subjects. In Belgium, France, Germany and Austria, co-education, though frequent in elementary schools, is regarded as undesirable in secondary; but the movement in its favour in many parts of Germany seems to be gathering strength. All over Europe the Roman Catholic populations prefer the older ideal of separate schools for boys and girls. Entry: CO

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His _Samlade skrifter_ (3 vols., 1796; a later edition, 1884-1885) were revised by himself. His correspondence with Rosenstein and with Clewberg was edited by H. Schück (1886-1887 and 1894). See Wieselgren, _Sveriges sköna litteratur_ (1833-1849); Atterbom, _Svenska siare och skalder_ (1841-1855); C. W. Böttiger in _Transactions of the Swedish Academy_, xlv. 107 seq. (1870); and Gustaf Ljunggren's _Kellgren, Leopold, och Thorild, and his Svenska vitterhetens häfder_ (1873-1877). Entry: KELLGREN

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Geijer's style is strong and manly. His genius bursts out in sudden flashes that light up the dark corners of history. A few strokes, and a personality stands before us instinct with life. His language is at once the scholar's and the poet's; with his profoundest thought there beats in unison the warmest, the noblest, the most patriotic heart. Geijer came to the writing of history fresh from researches in the whole field of Scandinavian antiquity, researches whose first-fruits are garnered in numerous articles in _Iduna_, and his masterly treatise _Om den gamla nordiska folkvisan_, prefixed to the collection of Svenska folkvisor which he edited with A.A. Afzelius (3 vols., 1814-1816). The development of freedom is the idea that gives unity to all his historical writings. Entry: GEIJER

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JÖNKÖPING, a town of Sweden, capital of the district (_län_) of Jönköping, 230 m. S.W. of Stockholm by rail. Pop. (1900), 23,143. It occupies a beautiful but somewhat unhealthy position between the southern end of Lake Vetter and two small lakes, Roksjö and Munksjö. Two quarters of the town, Svenska Mad and Tyska Mad, recall the time when the site was a marsh (_mad_), and buildings were constructed on piles. The residential suburbs among the hills, especially Dunkehallar, are attractive and healthier than the town. The church of St Kristine (c. 1650), the court-houses, town-hall, government buildings, and high school, are noteworthy. The town is one of the leading industrial centres in Sweden. The match manufacture, for which it is principally famous, was founded by Johan Edvard Lundström in 1844. The well-known brand of _säkerhets-tändstickor_ (safety-matches) was introduced later. There are also textile manufactures, paper-factories (on Munksjö), and mechanical works. There is a large fire-arms factory at Huskvarna, 5 m. E. Water-power is supplied here by a fine series of falls. The hill Taberg, 8 m. S., is a mass of magnetic iron ore, rising 410 ft. above the surrounding country, 2950 ft. long and 1475 ft. broad, but the percentage of iron is low as compared with the rich ores of other parts, and the deposit is little worked. Jönköping is the seat of one of the three courts of appeal in Sweden. Entry: JÖNKÖPING

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For Geijer's biography, see his own _Minnen_ (1834), which contains copious extracts from his letters and diaries; B.E. Malmström, _Minnestal öfver E.G. Geijer_, addressed to the Upsala students (June 6, 1848), and printed among his _Tal och esthetiska afhandlingar_ (1868), and _Grunddragen af Svenska vitterhetens häfder_ (1866-1868); and S.A. Hollander, _Minne af E.G. Geijer_ (Örebro, 1869). See also lives of Geijer by J. Hellstenius (Stockholm, 1876) and J. Niekson (Odense, 1902). Entry: GEIJER

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