Johan Gabriel Richert, Swedish jurist and politician. He was one of Sweden

Sweden

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's most distinguished lawyers during the former half of the 19th century and is regarded as the father of Swedish liberalism

Liberalism

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. His thinking was mainly influenced by Benthamism, but Richert was also influenced by Kant

KANT

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. Richert played an instrumental role in in mid-nineteenth century Sweden legal reform and he was a vocal proponent of the replacement of the Riksdag of the Estates

Riksdag of the Estates

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with a unicameral legislature.

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