Anders Fryxell, a Swedish historian, born at Hesselskog, in Dalecarlia, Feb. 7, 1795. He studied in the university of Upsal, became a professor, a clergyman, and provost of North Wermland, which post he resigned in 1847 to devote himself exclusively to his historical labors, in the course of which he had visited many countries. His fame rests upon his Be-rattelser ur Swenska Historien (" Narratives of Swedish History," 34 vols.. 1823-'64), part of which, relating to Gustavus Adolphus, has been translated into several languages.