Gun Björkman
Swedish Egyptologist and author
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Gun Björkman (1935–2001) was a Swedish Egyptologist and author.
Gun Björkman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1935 |
| Died | 2001 (aged 65–66) |
| Occupations | Egyptologist and author |
| Awards | Lundequistska Bokhandelns Litteraturpris 1992 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Biography
Björkman was born in Högsby, Sweden in 1935.[1] She graduated in 1953 from Kalmar University and moved to Uppsala.[1] In 1972, she was awarded her PhD and became an associate professor in Egyptology at Uppsala University.[1]
Björkman was also an author, her debut novel was O gamla klang (1958).[1] In her 20s, Björkman began sufferings from diabetes, that later affected her eyesight.[2] She wrote the acclaimed novel Vid tjugo blev hon söt in 1975, and followed it with the sequel Sofia i säcken ten years later in 1985, which focused on a young woman in her twenties, Sofia, who was diagnosed with diabetes.[2][3] In 1992, Björkman won the Lundequistska Bokhandelns Litteraturpris.[1]
Publications
Egyptology
- Björkman, Gun. (1966). Smithska Samlingen Av Egyptiska Fornsaker I Östergötlands Och Linköpings Stads Museum.
- Björkman, Gun. (1971). Kings at Karnak. A study of the treatment of the monuments of royal predecessors in the early New Kingdom. Universitet; Almqvist & Wiksell.
- Björkman, Gun. (1971). A selection of the objects in the Smith Collection of Egyptian Antiquities at the Linköping Museum Sweden. Almqvist & Wiksell.
- Björkman, Gun. (1981). De Gamla Egyptierna. Natur och kultur.
Other Academic Disciplines
- Björkman, Gun. (1994). Maria Sophia De La Gardie : Kvinna I Stormaktstiden. Gyllenstiernska Krapperupstiftelsen.
Novels
- Björkman, Gun. (1959). O Gamla Klang. Nyblom.
- Björkman, Gun. (1975). Vid Tjugo Błev Hon Söt. Trevi.
- Björkman, Gun. (1985). Sofia I Säcken. Trevi.