Johan Hadorph

Johan Hadorph

Johan Hadorph (May 6, 1630 – July 12, 1693) was a Swedish director-general of the Central Board of National Antiquities.[1]

He was appointed National Antiquarian at the government agency for antiquities, and he became its director-general. Hadorph documented ancient monuments during extensive voyages in Sweden.[2] He collected a great many older manuscripts, such as collections of laws.[3] He also made many drawings of runestones,[4] and supervised the production of more than 1000 woodcuts of runestones.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Johan Hadorph". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Thunberg, Carl L., Ingvarståget och dess monument (”The Ingvar Expedition and its Monuments”), University of Gothenburg, 2010, p. 13.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference national was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Liedgren 1967–69:697
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference hofberg437 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Thunberg, 2010, pp. 12-13.

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