person
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg
The Swedish scientist turned visionary (1688--1772), whose writings on spirits and the after-world the valet Sten reads on Sunday afternoons.
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §280 Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688--1772), the Swedish scientist turned visionary of the spirit-world; the valet Sten reads him on Sunday afternoons.