Gunnar Broberg
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BornSeptember 5, 1942
Flen, Sweden
Died30 April 2022 (aged 79)
Lund, Sweden
AwardsAugustpriset 1992
Gleerups facklitterära pris 2004
Einar Hansens hederspris 2013
Kellgrenpriset 2020
Stora historiepriset 2020
Gleerups facklitterära pris 2004
Einar Hansens hederspris 2013
Kellgrenpriset 2020
Stora historiepriset 2020
Gunnar Broberg | |
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 Broberg in 2019 | |
| Born | September 5, 1942 Flen, Sweden |
| Died | 30 April 2022 (aged 79) Lund, Sweden |
| Awards | Augustpriset 1992 Gleerups facklitterära pris 2004 Einar Hansens hederspris 2013 Kellgrenpriset 2020 Stora historiepriset 2020 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History of Science and Ideas |
| Institutions | Lund 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] In the Spring of 1998, Broberg was a Residential Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala, Sweden.[5]
