Jonas Nordin
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Swedish Academy Gustavian Stipendium (Svenska Akademiens gustavianska stipendium) (2014)
Jonas Nordin | |
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 Jonas Nordin, Gothenburg Book Fair, 2016. | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University (Ph.D.) |
| Awards | Clio Prize (2003) Swedish Academy Gustavian Stipendium (Svenska Akademiens gustavianska stipendium) (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Stockholm University National Library of Sweden Lund University (from 2018) |
Jonas Nordin (born 1968) is a Swedish author and historian, and from October 2018 professor in History of books and Libraries at Lund University.[1]
Nordin studied history at Stockholm University, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 2000 for his dissertation Ett fattigt men fritt folk. Nationell och politisk självbild i Sverige från sen stormaktstid till slutet av frihetstiden (English title: A poor but free people) (2000), an investigation of the public national and political orientation during Swedish "Great Power Era" (Stormaktstiden) and Age of Liberty (frihetstiden).[1]
He became docent 2009 and from 1 October 2018 professor in History of books and Libraries at Lund University.[1]
Nordin has received the Swedish literary award Clio Prize (2003), and the Swedish Academy Gustavian Stipendium (Svenska Akademiens gustavianska stipendium) (2014).[2]
