Johan Wrede
Appearance
Johan Otto Wilhelm Wrede (born 18 October 1935) is a Finnish literary historian.
He was born in Helsinki. He took his doctorate in 1965 and subsequently worked three years for the Humanist Commission. In 1968 he became a docent of Swedish literature at the University of Helsinki, advancing to professor already in 1969 and serving until 1995. Among his academic specialities were J. L. Runeberg.[1]
Wrede served as vice prorector of the University of Helsinki from 1983 to 1989, and was a board member of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland from 1967 to 2000, the last eight years as chairman.[1] He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2] He was awarded the Swedish Academy Finland Prize in 1991.
References
- ^ a b "Wrede, Johan". Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Utenlandske medlemmer" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Further reading
- Håkan Andersson (1995), Festskrift till Johan Wrede 18.10.1995 / [i festskriftskommittén har ingått Håkan Andersson ... ja muita] ; [foto ... Eero Roine]., Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland (in Swedish), Helsinki: Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, ISSN 0039-6842, Wikidata Q113529946