Åke Åkerström

Åke Åkerström (26 April 1902 – October 1991) was a Swedish archaeologist and classical scholar. He is best known for his work on architectural terracottas and Ancient vase painting.

Biography Åkerström received his doctoral degree at Uppsala University in 1934 where he was a student of Axel W. Persson. His dissertation was titled Studien über die etruskischen Gräber, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Entwicklung des Kammergrabes and dealt with Etruscan chamber tombs. He was the director of the Swedish Institute at Athens during two periods, 1948-1956 and 1970–1972.