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Johan Jakob (or Jacob) Borelius (27 July[ citation needed] 1823 – 1909) was an influential professor of theoretical philosophy at the University of Lund, Sweden [1] from 1866 to 1898. He has been called "The Last Swedish Hegelian."
Borelius was born in Skinnskatteberg. He obtained his doctorate from Uppsala University in 1848, afterward becoming a teacher in Kalmar, while he continued his studies under Christopher Jacob Boström.[ citation needed] His overall philosophy is laid out in his work Metafysik ( metaphysics), not published in full until after his death. [1]
Borelius is mentioned in a footnote of Jorge Luis Borges' short story "Three Versions of Judas."