| In 1759, Peter Forsskål published a pamphlet, printed by Lars Salvius, calling for civil liberties. |
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| The publication, called Thoughts on Civil Liberty, was immediately banned and those who were found to have a copy in their home had to pay a fine. |
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| Nevertheless, the text did circulate and contributed to access to information and the abolition of prior censorship which was established in 1766 by law in Sweden. |
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| Forsskål’s pamphlet is now published for the very first time in an English translation (as well as other languages), together with the original version of the Swedish text, without the censor’s changes. |
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| Click here to read the pamphlet in English and a range of languages. |
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| First Edition |
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| A list of the location of surviving copies of the first edition of Thoughts on Civil Liberty (Tankar om borgerliga friheten) and a list of modern editions and translations has been compiled by David Shaw. The list can be found here. |
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| Second Edition |
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| The second edition of Peter Forsskål's Tankar om borgerliga friheten 1792... |
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| Who published it? |
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| Click here to find out more. |
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| The Forsskål Oration |
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| 21st August 2012 |
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| David Goldberg delivered the Forsskål Oration as the keynote opening speech of the 2012 Creating Open Government Conference in Sydney, Australia, |
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| Click here for the full text. |
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| Book launch |
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| 18th November 2009 |
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Book launch event on the 250th anniversary of the orginal publication at the Old Parliament in Stockholm on November 18th 2009.
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| Celebrating Peter Forsskål's life |
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Hosted by the Ambassador of Sweden H.E. Ms Nicola Clase and the Ambassador of Finland H.E. Mr Pekka Huhtaniemi the discussion and subsequent reception attracted a diverse audience of lawyers, journalists, academics, researchers, botanists, librarians, zoologists and diplomats
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