Fridtjuv Berg

Fridtjuv Berg
Fridtjuv Berg, 1916.
Minister of Education
In office 1905–1906
Preceded by	Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
Succeeded by	Hugo Hammarskjöld
In office 1911–1914
Preceded by	Elof Lindström
Succeeded by	Karl Gustaf Westman
Member of Parliament (City of Stockholm)
In office 1891–1916
Succeeded by	Allan Cederborg
Personal details
Born	Johan Fridtjuv Berg 20 March 1851 (1851-03-20)
Died	29 February 1916 (1916-03-01) (aged 64)
Resting place	Norra Begravningsplatsen 59°21′22″N 18°01′14″E / 59.3562°N 18.0205°E / 59.3562; 18.0205[1]
Nationality	Swedish
Political party	Liberal (Independent)
Relations	Anders Berg (father)
Children	Yngve Berg
Occupation	Politician

Johan Fridtjuv Berg (20 March 1851 – 29 February 1916) was a Swedish libertarian, school teacher, and book author.

Biography[]

The father had been a principal at a school in Finspång from 1851. Fridtjuv succeeded him 1878 and kept the service until 1881. 1883 Fridtjuv wrote the book "Folkskolan såsom bottenskola" where he advocated a school system where there was only one type of school for all different classes in society. Fridtjuv sat as a riksdagsman (member of parliament) in the second chamber for Stockholm's city council from 1891 to 1911 and for Stockholm's constituency 1912-1916. In the forming of the Folkpartiet, which year 1900 went into the Liberal coalition party, he started 1905 to be active in a portion of other political questions other than just education questions. After the union dissolution between Sweden and Norway Fridtjuv spoke out against all violent conflicts between the two countries. This resulted in that he at the election year 1905 got less support from the right and the right-liberal voters.

When Karl Staaff formed a government November the 7th 1905, with a majority vote system in mind, Fridtjuv became the minister of education. As a minister he successfully created a more equal school system. He was also responsible for a spelling reform year 1906, which removed all spelling with "fv","hv" and "dt" in the Swedish language.

After a proposal of proportional based elections got voted for in the riksdag, Fridtjuv decided that the political war between proportional based and majority based elections needed to rest. About parliamentarism, the nations defense and sobriety questions Fridtjuv joined Staaff.

The work Fridtjuv had made as the minister of education had a great support. He was one of the leading politicians revolving liberal education views and Swedish school politics. With the support of the male teachers he proposed that the salary should be dictated by sex for the public servant school teachers.

"Male teachers and female teachers may work as hard - and the work may be of the same value, but they do not perform the same kind of work."

— Fridtjuv Berg

The proposal went through in 1906.

Gravestone of Fridtjuv Berg, Norra Begravningsplatsen, Sweden

References[]

External links[]

• Fridtjuv Berg at Find a Grave