Agnes Geijer

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Agnes Geijer
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Born26 October 1898 Edit this on Wikidata
Uppsala Cathedral Assembly Edit this on Wikidata
Died17 July 1989 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 90)
Oscar Parish Edit this on Wikidata
Resting placeUppsala old cemetery Edit this on Wikidata
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  • Karl Reinhold Geijer Edit this on Wikidata

Agnes Geijer (26 October 1898 – 17 July 1989) was a Swedish textile historian and archaeologist.

Life[]

Geijer became the head of the textile conservation atelier Pietas in 1930. She received a doctoral degree from Uppsala University in 1938, and became employed at the Swedish History Museum in 1941. She was active there from 1947 as a textile conservator.[1]

Geijer died in 1989. A foundation in her name awards grants and scholarships to students of the history of textiles from eight Nordic countries.[2]

Works translated into English[]

  • The Conservation of Flags in Sweden, 1957
  • A History of Textile Art (revised translated by Roger Tanner), 1979 ISBN 0-85667-055-3
  • Oriental Textiles in Sweden, 1951
  • Textile Treasures of Uppsala Cathedral: From Eight Centuries, 1964
  • The Viminacium Gold Tapestry: A Unique Textile Fragment from Hungary (edited by B. Thomas), 1964
  • Studies in Textile History: In Memory of Harold B. Burnham (edited by Veronika Gervers), 1977 ISBN 0-88854-192-9

References[]

  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar; Carlsson, Josef, eds. (1950). Agnes Geijer. 11. Förlagshuset Nordens boktryckeri. pp. 418–419.
  2. ^ Agnes Geijer Foundation Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Norden.org, Retrieved 2 October 2016

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