Agnes Geijer Explained

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

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
• 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Carlquist. Gunnar. Carlsson. Josef. 1950. Agnes Geijer. 418–419. 11. Förlagshuset Nordens boktryckeri.
2. http://www.norden.org/en/om-samarbejdet-1/funding-schemes-and-scholarships/external-funding/agnes-geijer2019s-foundation-for-textile-research-scholarships Agnes Geijer Foundation