Torgny Segerstedt
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Torgny Karl Segerstedt (1 November 1876 – 31 March 1945) was a Swedish professor and scholar of comparative religion, who later became editor-in-chief of the newspaper Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning. He is most remembered for his uncompromising anti-Nazi stance and his efforts to alert the Swedish public to the threat of Fascism during the 1930s.[1][2][3]
This article is about the religious scholar and prominent anti-fascist newspaper editor. For the philosophy professor and Rector of Uppsala University, see Torgny T:son Segerstedt.