Klas Albert Lindhagen was a Swedish

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 city planner, lawyer

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, and politician

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. He is mostly remembered for his city plans for Stockholm

Stockholm

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 produced in the late 19th century.

Biography

Lindhagen studied at Uppsala

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 from 1841, received a Ph.D. in 1848, and graduated in 1849. He worked at the Svea Court of Appeal

Svea Court of Appeal

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 from 1854, at the Ministry of Justice

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 (Civildepartementet) from 1864, the office of the Minister for Justice (Justitiestatsexpeditionen) from 1869, was member of the Legislation Committee (Lagbyrån) from 1871, and Justice of the Supreme Court

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 1874–86.

He made important contributions to the health, fire safety, and construction charters of 1868 and 1874. He was member of the board of Stockholm's folk schools

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 (folkskola) 1862–79 and from 1863 member of the Stockholm Municipal Assembly

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. As such, he had a lasting impact on the redevelopment of Stockholm's city plans and sanitary conditions, and was a leading force behind the reorganisation of the University of Stockholm.

In 1869, he was elected member of the second chamber of the Riksdag

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, and in 1883 member of the first chamber.