Jan Paul Strid

Strid received his PhD in Nordic languages from Stockholm University in 1981, where he was made a docent in 1982.^[1] Since 2002, Strid was Professor of Linguistics at Linköping University.^[1] Strid was a well known authority on Swedish place names. He was a regular guest as an expert on linguistics on Sveriges Radio.^[2] In 2006, Strid won the prestigious Cnattingius Prize for his pioneering research on the history and culture of Östergötland.^[3] He died in Linköping on December 25, 2019.^[4]

• Runestones, 1991
• Från Mumsmålen till Duvemåla, 2006
• Kulturlandskapets språkliga dimension, 1999
• Tindra: ett landskap i tidens spegel, 2009