SPARRE, ERIC AXELSSON [SSNE 7793]

Surname

SPARRE

First name

ERIC AXELSSON

Title/rank

BARON

Nationality

SWEDISH

Education

UNIVERSITY

Text source

Eric Axelsson Sparre arrived in England in 1681 as part of his grand tour. He was accompanied by Johan Hejsig, his tutor. Both briefly attended Oxford in 1681-1682.

William Poole and Kelsey Jackson Williams, 'A Swede in Restoration Oxford: Gothic Patriots, Swedish Books, English Scholars' in Lias: Journal of Early Modern Intellectual Culture and its Sources, Vol. 39/1 (2012), pp.18-19.

Service record

SWEDEN, OXFORD

Arrived 1681-10-01

Capacity ACADEMIC, purpose ACADEMIC