Sven-Eric Liedman
- Major History Award (2022)
Sven-Eric Liedman (born 1 June 1939 in Karlskrona) is a Swedish author and Professor Emeritus of history of ideas at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Liedman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theoretical philosophy at Lund University in 1959. In 1961 he received a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in the same subject. His most important teacher in Lund was Gunnar Aspelin. He then moved to the University of Gothenburg, where he received his Ph.D. in history of ideas in 1966.[1]
In 1966-1968 he worked at Sydsvenskan, a major newspaper in southern Sweden. In 1968 he held a temporary position at Lund University. In 1979 he was appointed Professor of history of ideas at the University of Gothenburg, where he remained until his retirement in 2006.[1]
Sven-Eric Liedman is the author of a well-known Swedish textbook on the history of political ideas, with the prefix "Från Platon till..." in its title. The textbook has since its first edition in 1972 been updated many times. The title has also changed to reflect the changes. The first edition was called "Från Platon till Lenin" (from Plato to Lenin). The last edition is called "Från Platon till demokratins kris" (from Plato to democracy's crisis).
Awards
- August Prize, 1997.
- Kellgren Prize, 2002.
- Wettergrens bokollon, 2004.
- Lotten von Kræmer Prize from Samfundet De Nio, 2005.
- Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, 2008.
References
- ^ a b Bio
External links
- Prof. em. Sven-Eric Liedman's personal webpage
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- 1992: Gyllene äpplen – Gunnar Broberg et al.
- 1993: Ofredsår – Peter Englund
- 1994: Musiken i Sverige I–IV – Leif Jonsson et al.
- 1995: Tusen år i trädgården. Från sörmländska herrgårdar och bakgårdar – Maria Flinck
- 1996: Spåren av kungens män – Maja Hagerman
- 1997: I skuggan av framtiden – Sven-Eric Liedman
- 1998: Svenska vägar till S:t Petersburg – Bengt Jangfeldt
- 1999: Engelska – öspråk, världsspråk, trendspråk – Jan Svartvik
- 2000: Stora döden – Dick Harrison
- 2001: Minnets stigar – Hans Hammarskjöld, Anita Theorell & Per Wästberg
- 2002: Gustav Vasa – landsfader eller tyrann? – Lars-Olof Larsson
- 2003: Idéer om livet – Nils Uddenberg
- 2004: Europas idéhistoria 1492–1918: Världens ordning och Mörkret i människan – Sverker Sörlin
- 2005: Ninas resa – Lena Einhorn
- 2006: Qin – Cecilia Lindqvist
- 2007: Med livet som insats – Bengt Jangfeldt
- 2008: Regi Bergman – Paul Duncan & Bengt Wanselius
- 2009: Att överleva dagen – Brutus Östling & Susanne Åkesson
- 2010: Den röda grevinnan – Yvonne Hirdman
- 2011: Och i Wienerwald står träden kvar – Elisabeth Åsbrink
- 2012: Det står ett rum här och väntar på dig – Berättelsen om Raoul Wallenberg – Ingrid Carlberg
- 2013: The Expedition: The Forgotten Story of a Polar Tragedy – Bea Uusma
- 2014: Naturlära – Lars Lerin
- 2015: Min europeiska familj. De senaste 54 000 åren – Karin Bojs
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