Eirik Hornborg


Eirik Mikael Hornborg was a Finnish historian, educator, writer, and politician, born in Helsinki. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1916 to 1922 and from 1924 to 1927, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland.
Hornborg was a prominent member of the secret network known as the Jäger movement during World War I, which sought Finnish independence with the support of the German Empire. In 1916, he traveled clandestinely to Germany and joined the 27th Jäger Battalion on 11 July 1916, shortly after being elected as a Member of Parliament in the Finnish parliamentary election. In the autumn of 1916, he participated in battles against the Imperial Russian Army on the Courland front. After the February Revolution of 1917, he returned to Finland to resume his parliamentary duties.
During the Finnish Civil War in January 1918, Hornborg went into hiding in Helsinki, controlled by the Red side, and became a key organizer of the clandestine White movement in the city. During the Continuation War of 1941–1944, he was part of the Peace opposition that sought a separate peace with the Allies, achieved in September 1944.
Hornborg was also an accomplished writer and editor. He served as the editor-in-chief of Nya Argus from 1927 to 1948 and was the chairman of the Society of Swedish Authors in Finland in 1922-1924 and 1932, and of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland from 1934 to 1947. He received several awards, including the Lybeckska prize in 1921 and 1930, the Tollanderska prize in 1951, and the Kungliga prize in 1951. He was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Stockholm in 1936 and the University of Helsinki in 1950.

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Den döende staden Finska kriget 1808-1809 Fortuna Svallvågen Hvarför? och Huru? Rysslands fram marsch Svensk nationalitet i Finland Finlands öde och Sveriges trygghet Under segel till antipoderna Tristan da Cunha Brytningstid Den ensamma vargen Finlands svenskar vid skiljovägen Gudarna Hernando Cortes Isaac Scotts minnen Hernando Cortes och erövringen av Mexico Kriget framställt i skildringar från nyare tid Martin Elfdahl Segelsjöfartens historia Historik över sjö- och stapelstaden Borgås utrikes sjöfart Sjörövare Borgungarna: 1 Finlands hävder Borgungarna: 2 Konung Gustaf II Adolf Gyllene Hoppet Universitetet och språkstriden Borgungarna: 3 Finlands historia Indianer Från forntid till nutid På vallen Sveriges historia Roms tredje storhetstid Gränsfästet Viborg. Från korstågstiden till våra dagar Den vite mannens börda Sveriges sjöförsvar från äldsta tider till våra dagar Kampen om Östersjön Stefan Löfving Helsingfors stads historia Karolinen Armfelt och kampen om Finland under Stora nordiska kriget Hårda bud Fänrik Ståls sägner och verkligheten Länder och hav När riket sprängdes Klanernas Skottland Det fria Finland Man i ledet Stormig höst
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