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Christer Lindberg

Christer Lindberg

Professor emeritus

Christer Lindberg

Erland Nordenskiöld - En antropologisk biografi

Author

  • Christer Lindberg

Summary, in English

Baron Erland Nordenskiöld was born on July 19th, 1877. As a son of the great explorer Adolf Nordenskiöld he was predestined to follow the road of scientific pursuit. Moving from the field of the natural sciences to anthropology, Nordenskiöld took the chair as professor of "general and comparative ethnography" in the early 1920's. This position at the University of Gothenburg marked the beginning of modern anthropology in Sweden.

Department/s

  • Social Anthropology

Publishing year

1995

Language

Swedish

Document type

Licentiate thesis

Publisher

Lund University

Topic

  • Social Anthropology

Keywords

  • antropologi
  • etnografi
  • Nordenskiöld
  • Sociologi
  • sociologiska institutionen
  • socialantropologi

Status

Published

Supervisor

  • Jonathan Friedman

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 95/1001-SE