Anton Fridrichsen

{{Short description|Norwegian-born Swedish theologian (1888–1953)}} {{Use dmy dates | date=February 2024}} '''Anton Johnson Fridrichsen''' (4 January 1888 – 16 November 1953) was a Norwegian-born Swedish theologian.

==Biography== He was born at Meråker Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He received his cand. theol. degree in 1911 and then studied ancient Christian theology and classical philology at the University of Breslau and the University of Göttingen. In 1925 he received his theological doctorate from the University of Strasbourg. He was appointed professor of exegesis at the Uppsala University from 1928. Among his works are ''Hagios-Qadoš'' from 1916, and his thesis from 1925 ''Le Problème du miracle dans le christianisme primitif'' .<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Anton Fridrichsen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Bernt |last=Oftestad |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://nbl.snl.no/Anton_Fridrichsen/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Anton Johnson Fridrichsen |first= |last= |authorlink= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/Anton_Johnson_Fridrichsen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref>

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