Scientific edition of Anders Chydenius’ works

Chydenius in three languages

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius has launched a project to publish a scientific edition of Anders Chydenius’ collected works during the years 2006-2010. The complete works will be published in 10 volumes in their original language Swedish, and translated into Finnish. In addition the principal works of Chydenius and a comprehensive biography will be published in English. The complete works will also be published in an electronic format in internet.

Wide network of collaboration

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius will be working in collaboration with Chydenius-instituutin kannatusyhdistys [its voluntary support organisation] and Anders Chydenius Foundation. Half of the funding will come from the Finnish Ministry of Education. Other funders are the city of Kokkola, The Bank of Finland, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Sweden), Kungliga Vitterhetsakademien (Sweden), different foundations and private enterprises. President of the editing board is bishop, former rector of Åbo Akademi Gustav Björkstrand , and the members are editor-in-chief Henrik Knif (Svenska Litteratursällskapet), professor Jari Ojala (University of Jyväskylä) and professors Juha Manninen (University of Oulu) ja Bo Lindberg (University of Gothenburg).

More information:

researcher, editor-in-chief Maren Jonasson, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
phone +358-2-215 4346, +358-400-274 824
maren.jonasson@chydenius.fi

researcher Pertti Hyttinen, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
tel. +358-6-8294227, +358-40-7631185
pertti.hyttinen@chydenius.fi

Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius