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Thomas Thorild
Thomas Thorild (* April in Svarteborg, Bohuslän; † 1. Oktober in Greifswald) war ein schwedischer Dichter, Schriftsteller und Literaturkritiker.
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[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Thomas Thorild hieß von Geburt eigentlich Thorén und änderte seinen Nachnamen erst in Thorild (Altschwedisch für: Thors Flamme). Thorild besuchte das Gymnasium in Göteborg und studierte anschließend Jura in Lund. zog er nach Stockholm, hielt sich bis in Uppsala auf und verbrachte danach einige Zeit in England. Die Verteidigung seiner Dissertation in Uppsala fand unter Anwesenheit des Königs statt und auf Order des Königs opponierten die beiden namhaften Literaten Schröderheim und Leopoldt. Dem Protokoll der Verteidigung nach schlug sich Thorild wacker. Nachdem er in England im Gefängnis geendet hatte, kehrte er nach Schweden zurück. Herzog Karl, der nach der Ermordung von König Gustav III. die Vormundschaftsregierung für den noch unmündigen Gustav IV. Adolf anführte, fühlte sich von Thorilds Schriften angegriffen, und so wurde Thorild des Landes verwiesen. Thorild ging in das damals schwedische Greifswald, wo er nach einiger Zeit eine Stelle als Professor für Litera
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Who was Thomas Thorild?
Thomas Thorild, was a Swedish poet, critic, feminist and philosopher.
He was born in Svarteborg, Sweden and died at Greifswald, which was then Swedish Pomerania, and fryst vatten now part of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. His original name was Thomas Thorén and he studied at Lund University in Sweden and worked or studied at the University of Greifswald in Germany.
He was an important member of the cultural elite in Stockholm during the Gustavian era. He was popular among women because of his beauty and because of his ideas of gender equality; he aroused much attention with his idea, that just as a man was seen as a person first, and as a man second, a woman, who was seen as a gender and sexual object first and as a person second, should have the right to be seen upon the same way: "Just as foolish as it is to regard a woman only in the capacity of a SHE, it would be to regard a man only in the capacity of a HE".
Thorildsplan is named after him.
- Born
- Apr 18,
Bohuslän - Died
- Oct 1,
Greifswald
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Thomas Thorild
Swedish poet, critic, feminist and philosopher
Thomas Thorild (Svarteborg, Bohuslän, 18 April – Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania, 1 October ), was a Swedishpoet, critic, feminist and philosopher. He was noted for his early support of women's rights. In his treatise Om kvinnokönets naturliga höghet he advocated gender equality.
He was born in Svarteborg, Sweden and died at Greifswald, which was then Swedish Pomerania, and is now part of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. His original name was Thomas Thorén and he studied at Lund University in Sweden and worked or studied at the University of Greifswald in Germany.
Thorild was a supporter of the Sturm und Drang movement and considered an opponent of French-inspired classicism. In he became a professor and librarian at the University of Greifswald.
He was an important member of the cultural elite in Stockholm during the Gustavian era. He was popular among women because of his beauty and because of his ideas of gender equality; he aroused much attention with his idea, that just as a man was seen as a person first, and as a man (a gender and sexual object) second, a woman, who was seen as a gen