TL;DR: Birkelund and Birkelund as discussed by the authors, an oppositional voice from the past, reviewed by Carl Henrik Koch, describe freedom for the common good as an opposite voice from history.
Abstract: Regner Birkelund, Freedom for the common good : an oppositional voice from the past Reviewed by Carl Henrik Koch
TL;DR: In this paper, a summary of Regner's life and career is given, with a summary from Swedish sources, including a biographical summary from Uppsala University in Sweden.
Abstract: Just 1 year after Olbers disseminated his hypothesis to the scientific community, it came under the scrutiny of Lars Regner (1746–1810), Professor of Astronomy at Uppsala University in Sweden. As no biography of Regner exists in English, a summary from Swedish sources follows.