Bo Strömstedt
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.jpg) Strömstedt in 2011 | |
| Born | Bo Eugén Strömstedt 4 May 1929 Vaasa, Finland |
| Died | 24 June 2016 (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Children | 2, including Niklas |
Bo Eugén Strömstedt (4 May 1929 – 24 June 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Strömstedt was born on 4 May 1929 in Vaasa, Finland, to Harald (1899–1971) and Hildur Strömstedt (née Helin; 1898–1974).[2] His father worked as a pastor and was educated in Vaasa.[3] Strömstedt's mother was born in Föglö in Åland.
He attended Lund University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1950. Strömstedt became a literary critic for Expressen in 1952. In 1961, he became head of the newspaper's cultural editorial office. In 1976, Strömstedt succeeded Per Wrigstad as editor-in-chief for Expressen.[4] From 1992 until 1993, he was a professor of journalism at the University of Gothenburg.[5] He served as a board member at Dagens Nyheter between 1977 and 1986, and at Tidnings AB Marieberg from 1986 to 1992.
Personal life
[edit]Strömstedt married Margareta Strömstedt in 1953. The couple had two children: Niklas (b. 1958) and Lotten (b. 1962).[2] He died on 24 June 2016, at the age of 87.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Strömstedt, Bo; Jonsson, Sune (1994). Löpsedeln och insidan: en bok om tidningen och livet (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier. ISBN 9100554324.
- Strömstedt, Bo (1998). Den tjugonionde bokstaven (in Swedish). Bonnier. ISBN 9100566756.
References
[edit]- ^ Thornéus, Ebba (24 June 2016). "Bo Strömstedt är död – blev 87 år". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Publicisten Bo Strömstedt är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Uddling & Paabo 1992, p. 1043.
- ^ Schulman, Mikael (24 June 2016). "Expressens förre chefredaktör Bo Strömstedt död". Yle (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Hansson, Dan (24 June 2016). "Niklas Strömstedt: "Det är tomt"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 (in Swedish). Norstedts. ISBN 911914072X.
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