Education
Uppsala University.
Uppsala University.
Friesen began teaching in Nordic Languages at Uppsala University in 1897 and finished his dissertation there in 1898. He became a Professor of Swedish in 1906. Published works include Om de germanska mediageminatorna (1897), Till den nordiska språkhistorien (1901 and 1906), as well as Om runskriftens härkomst (1904-1906), Vår äldsta handskrift på fornsvänska (1906) and "Kylverstenen" (in Antiqv tidskrift, volume XVIII).
Swedish Academy; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]
He was also a member of the Swedish Academy from 1929-1942, serving in Chair 9.