Presentation given today at the 20th Annual Conference of the European Societ for the History of Economic Thought (www.eshet.net) in Paris. Erik Gustaf Geijer was a Swedish 19th century prominent historian and researcher. Geijer considered a far reachning liberalisation of society and the economy necessary but was interested in understanding better the causes and possible remedies for poverty. In a number of Essays written 1838-39 he outlined the history of and possible remedies of poverty.