Gunnar Broberg

Gunnar Broberg
Broberg in 2019
Born(1942-09-05)September 5, 1942
Flen, Sweden
Died30 April 2022(2022-04-30) (aged 79)
Lund, Sweden
AwardsAugustpriset 1992
Gleerups facklitterära pris 2004
Einar Hansens hederspris 2013
Kellgrenpriset 2020
Stora historiepriset 2020
Academic background
Alma materUppsala University
Academic work
DisciplineHistory of Science and Ideas
InstitutionsLund University

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]

English bibliography[edit]

Swedish bibliography[edit]

  • Järven, filfrassen, frossaren, 1971.
  • Homo sapiens L, 1975.
  • Brunögd, lätt, hastig, gjorde allting promt, 1978.
  • Linnéminnen i Uppsala, 1982.
  • Bilden av naturen, 1983.
  • Nordström och hans skola, 1983.
  • Oönskade i folkhemmet, 1991 (with Mattias Tydén).
  • Gyllene äpplen, 1992.
  • Statlig rasforskning, 1995.
  • När svensk historia blev en världsnyhet, 1999 (with Mattias Tydén).
  • Kattens historia, 2004.
  • Tsunamin i Lissabon',' 2005.
  • Carl von Linné, 2006.
  • Nattens historia. Nordiskt mörker och ljus under tusen år, 2016
  • Mannen som ordnade naturen: En biografi över Carl von Linné, 2019

References[edit]

  1. ^ Broberg, G. (2005). Statlig rasforskning: en historik över rasbiologiska institutet. Lund: Lund University.
  2. ^ Broberg, G. (2006). Carl Linnaeus. Stockholm: Swedish Institute.
  3. ^ "Governing body of Kungliga Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund". Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  4. ^ Augustpriset, alla nominerade i alfabetisk ordning Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine