Sven Lagerbring

Sven Lagerbring (originally Sven Bring; after being knighted, he wrote his name as Sven Lager Bring; 24 February 1707 – 5 December 1787) was a Swedish professor and historian. He has been described as "the first Swedish historian in the modern sense."

Lagerbring was a professor at Lund University. He initiated more modern, critical research in Swedish history alongside Olof von Dalin. He published a wide range of works, including the influential four-volume . Lagerbring became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of History and Antiquities in 1786.

Biography Sven Bring was born in Klinta, Bosjökloster, Scania, Sweden. He was the son of vicar Ebbe Jönsson Bring and Abela Olufsdotter Klinthea. He began his studies in 1720 at Lund University, where he became assistant professor of law in 1731, then spent a few years in Stockholm as a teacher for the von Fersen family, during which time he had the opportunity to conduct research in the National Archives. In 1741 he became a registrar in Lund and in 1742 professor of history there, succeeding Kilian Stobæus. and in 1770 permanently on leave from his professorship for scientific work. In 1769 he was knighted under the name of and in 1770 received the title of chancellor . and he undoubtedly ranks higher than Dalin in this respect. Lagerbring's main work is

He was the head of the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund in 1778–1779. He died in Lund in 1787 and is buried in a chapel in Mörarp Church.

Family Lagerbring married Maria Beata Lagercreutz in 1745; the couple had six children, four of whom died during his lifetime. His son (1751–1822) was a count and government official.

Memorials and legacy A bust of Lagerbring, made by the artist , has stood on the University Square in Lund since 1907. The day of Lagerbring's death, 5 December, has carried the name Sven in The Swedish Almanac since 1901, in his honor. At the beginning of his career, Lagerbring proposed a pseudoscientific theory that Swedes were of Turkish origin, based on superficial similarities between the two languages and the fact that sources such as Ynglinga saga and Prose Edda states that Odin migrated to Sweden from a land called Tyrkland. This pseudohistorical theory was revised by Gustaf Noring in the 19th century, and popularized by various Turkish nationalists, fourth season of Kuruluş: Osman, and Nuance Party leader Mikail Yüksel in the 21st century.