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Gustaf Arthur Henrik Stille (born July 16, 1863 in Osby , † April 19, 1922 in Lund ) was a Swedish historian .
Stille studied at the University of Lund , where he in 1889 with a dissertation on the politics of Denmark during the Polish war by Charles XII. PhD. In 1892 he became a teacher at the private elementary school in Lund, where he also wrote encyclopedia articles for a Danish encyclopedia, in 1905 he became a lecturer at the high school in Lund (the current cathedral school), from 1895 he worked at the university and in 1908 he became a professor at Lund University.
He made a name for himself primarily as a military historian for the time of Karl XII. One of his most important works was his book on the strategy of Charles XII. in the campaign against Russia (1708/09) , which was considered to be groundbreaking. He based his research on precise topographical knowledge and his pupil Carl Bennedich (1880-1939, officer in the general staff and teacher at the War College ) was the editor of the basic Swedish general staff study on the campaigns of Karl XII in 1918/19.
He also undertook extensive preliminary studies for a history of the years of Charles XII. in exile in Turkey , but never got around to publishing a book.
He was secretary of the Karolinska förbundet from 1910 and editor of its yearbooks until his death.
Fonts
- Study of Denmark's politics under Karl XII's polska krig (1700-1707), Lund 1889
- Kriget i Skåne 1709–1710, Stockholm 1903
- Carl XII: s fälttågsplaner 1707–1709, Lund: Gleerup, 1908 (with maps drawn up by C. Bennedich)
- De ledande idéerna i krigföringen i Norden 1563–1570, Lund 1918
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| SURNAME | Silence, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Silence, Gustaf Arthur Henrik (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osby |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1922 |
| Place of death | Lund |