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Gustaf Sparre Edit Profile

politician civil servant

Gustaf Adolf Vive Sparre af Söfteborg was a Swedish nobleman, civil servant and politician.

Education

Uppsala University.

Career

He was Sweden"s Prime Minister for Justice from 1848 to 1856. He later served as Chancellor of the Universities from 1859 to 1871. A headland of Svalbard, Sparreneset, is named after him.

Membership

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.