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Also Known As	Abraham Viktor Rydberg
Born	December 18, 1828 • Jönköping • Sweden
Died	September 21, 1895 (aged 66) • Sweden
Notable Works	“Bibelns Lära om Kristus” • “The Last Athenian”
Movement / Style	Romanticism

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