Johan Hadorph

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Johan Hadorph (1630-1693) was a Swedish antiquarian. In 1667, he was appointed assessor at the government agency for antiquities, and in 1679, he became its director-general. Hadorph documented ancient monuments during extensive voyages in Sweden, and he collected a great many older manuscripts, such as collections of laws.

Johan Hadorph's collections constituted the basis of Swedish Museum of National Antiquities.

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• The article Johan Hadorph in Nationalencyklopedin (1992)