About Johan Jakob Borelius
Lived 1823 – 1909 (aged 85). Johan Jakob Borelius was a Swedish philosopher.
Johan Jakob (or Jacob) Borelius (27 July 1823 – 1909) was an influential professor of theoretical philosophy at the University of Lund, Sweden from 1866 to 1898. He has been called "The Last Swedish Hegelian."
Borelius was born in Skinnskatteberg. He obtained his doctorate from Uppsala University in 1848, afterward becoming a teacher in Kalmar, while he continued his studies under Christopher Jacob Boström. His overall philosophy is laid out in his work Metafysik (metaphysics), not published in full until after his death.
Borelius is mentioned in a footnote of Jorge Luis Borges' short story "Three Versions of Judas."
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Swedish philosopher (1823–1909)
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Johan Jakob Borelius was born on 27 July 1823.
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Johan Jakob Borelius died on 7 January 1909 in Lund.
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Johan Jakob Borelius was a philosopher.
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Johan Jakob Borelius was Swedish.
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