Nils Edén

Nils Edén (born Aug. 25, 1871, Piteå, Swed.—died June 16, 1945, Stockholm) was a historian and politician who led what is generally regarded as the first parliamentary government in Swedish history. A historian of early modern Sweden and a professor at the University of Uppsala (1903–20), Edén was elected to the Riksdag (parliament) in 1908 and quickly rose to prominence in the Liberal coalition party of Karl Staaff. Serving before and during World War I...