Agnes Geijer

Agnes Geijer (26 October 1898 – 17 July 1989) was a Swedish textile historian and archaeologist.

Agnes Geijer
Born26 October 1898 
Uppsala Cathedral Assembly 
Died17 July 1989  (aged 90)
Oscars Assembly 
Resting placeUppsala old cemetery 
Alma mater
Employer
Parent(s)
  • Karl Reinhold Geijer 

Life

Geijer became the head of the textile conservation atelier Pietas in 1930. She received a doctoral degree from Uppsala University in 1938, and became employed at the Swedish History Museum in 1941. She was active there from 1947 as a textile conservator.[1]

Geijer died in 1989. A foundation in her name awards grants and scholarships to students of the history of textiles from eight Nordic countries.[2]

Works translated into English
  • The Conservation of Flags in Sweden, 1957
  • A History of Textile Art (revised translated by Roger Tanner), 1979 ISBN 0-85667-055-3
  • Oriental Textiles in Sweden, 1951
  • Textile Treasures of Uppsala Cathedral: From Eight Centuries, 1964
  • The Viminacium Gold Tapestry: A Unique Textile Fragment from Hungary (edited by B. Thomas), 1964
  • Studies in Textile History: In Memory of Harold B. Burnham (edited by Veronika Gervers), 1977 ISBN 0-88854-192-9
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References
  1. Carlquist, Gunnar; Carlsson, Josef, eds. (1950). Agnes Geijer. 11. Förlagshuset Nordens boktryckeri. pp. 418–419.
  2. Agnes Geijer Foundation Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Norden.org, Retrieved 2 October 2016


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