Svante Lindqvist
Svante Lindqvist | |
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 Svante Lindqvist with wife Catharina prior the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill on 8 June 2013. | |
| Marshal of the Realm of Sweden | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2010 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Preceded by | Ingemar Eliasson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1948 Stockholm, Stockholm County |
| Spouse | Catharina Lindqvist |
| Alma mater | Royal Institute of Technology |
Lars Svante Albert Lindqvist (born 26 April 1948) is a Swedish historian who has been the Marshal of the Realm of Sweden and chief of the Royal Court of Sweden since 1 January 2010.[1]
Biography
Lindqvist is the son of architect Åke E. Lindqvist and Barbro Åström. He holds an MSE in engineering physics from the Royal Institute of Technology since 1977. After contact with Torsten Althin, he had written a thesis with focus on historical technology.[2] He holds a Ph.D in science and ideas history from Uppsala University since 1984.[3] His doctoral dissertation was about the introduction of the steam engine in Sweden in the early 18th century.
Lindqvist later became a professor of art history at the Royal Institute of Technology, but left in 1998 to become head of the Nobel Museum, which was inaugurated in 2001.
Lindqvist is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1992, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) since 1994 and the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities since 2002.
On 1 July 2009 he was appointed the KVA's praeses, for a three-year term.[4] He was succeeded by Barbara Cannon on 1 July 2012.[5]
Distinctions
H. M. The King's Medal of the 12th size in the Order of the Seraphim ribbon (Kong: sGM12mserafb) "for significant contributions in the museum sector and in the subject of technology history," on 28 January 2010.
Member 1st Class of Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (EPTMk1kl) in connection with the Estonian state visit on 18 January 2011.
References
- ^ Press release from the Royal Court on August 26, 2009: Professor Svante Lindqvist new Marshal of the Realm
- ^ Chalmers: Torsten Althin (1897–1982)
- ^ Svante Lindqvists webbplats, read on 14 July 2009
- ^ Royal Academy of Sciences - Svante Lindqvist is the new praeses at the Royal Academy of Sciences, Press Release on 18 December 2008.
- ^ Royal Academy of Sciences - Barbara Cannonis the new praeses at the Royal Academy of Sciences, Press Release on 7 February 2012.
External links
- Royal Institute of Technology academics
- Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Royal Institute of Technology alumni
- Uppsala University alumni
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Swedish historians
- Historians of technology
- Writers from Stockholm
- Marshals of the Realm