Gunnar Broberg
Swedish academic (1942–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Swedish Olympic sailor, see Gunnar Broberg (sailor).
Gunnar Broberg (5 September 1942 – 30 April 2022) was professor in History of Science and Ideas at Lund University, Sweden, appointed in 1990. Broberg has written about the compulsory sterilization activities in Sweden[1] and extensively about the scientist Carl Linnaeus.[2] In 2005 he was elected Chair of the Royal Humanistic Scientific Society in Lund (Kungliga Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund).[3] He was the editor of the book Gyllene äpplen (Golden apples), which won the August Prize (Augustpriset) in 1992.[4]
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Gunnar Broberg | |
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Born | (1942-09-05)September 5, 1942 Flen, Sweden |
Died | 30 April 2022(2022-04-30) (aged 79) Lund, Sweden |
Awards | Augustpriset 1992 Gleerups facklitterära pris 2004 Einar Hansens hederspris 2013 Kellgrenpriset 2020 Stora historiepriset 2020 |
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Alma mater | Uppsala University |
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Discipline | History of Science and Ideas |
Institutions | Lund University |
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