Jöran Nordberg

Jöran Nordberg
Born3 September 1677 Edit this on Wikidata
Klara Church Parish Edit this on Wikidata
Died24 March 1744 Edit this on Wikidata
Klara Church Parish Edit this on Wikidata
Resting place
Adolf Fredrik Church cemetery Edit this on Wikidata
EducationUppsala University Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationsPriest (1705–), historian Edit this on Wikidata
SpouseRegina Rehn Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenElisabet Regina Nordberg Edit this on Wikidata

Jöran Nordberg (1677–1744) was a Swedish priest and historian.[1]

One of his most famous works is his biography of King Charles XII of Sweden, which was written in response to the perceived inaccuracies he found in Voltaire's popular biography of the king.[2]

Notable Works

References

  1. ↑ "Jöran A Nordberg". sok.riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Would you like your history slanderous or boring? – JHI Blog". www.jhiblog.org. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
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