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Brita Malmer

1925 – 2013

Swedish archaeologist

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About Brita Malmer

Lived 1925 – 2013 (aged 87). Brita Malmer was a Swedish university teacher, numismatist and archaeologist.

Brita Ingrid Maria Malmer (1 June 1925 – 8 May 2013), was a Swedish numismatist who specialized in the Viking Age. She was Sweden's first professor of numismatics.

Biography

Malmer was born in Malmö, where her father, Svante Alenstam, was a schoolteacher. Having graduated from high school in 1945, she studied history, archaeology, classical studies, art history and pedagogy at Lund University, and earned her bachelor's degree 1949. She received her licentiate degree in 1953 and her PhD in 1966 with a dissertation on the oldest Hedeby coins, Nordiska mynt före år 1000.

Malmer was elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in 1981 and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1986; honorary fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society in 1998.

She was married to the professor of archeology Mats P. Malmer; their daughter, Elin Malmer, is a historian. Brita and Mats Malmer are both buried at Lidingö Cemetery.

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Nationality
Employers
Stockholm University
Awards
Oscar Montelius medal
Also known as
Brita Ingrid Maria Malmer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Brita Malmer's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Brita Malmer?

Swedish archaeologist (1925–2013)

When was Brita Malmer born?

Brita Malmer was born on 1 June 1925 in Malmö.

When did Brita Malmer die?

Brita Malmer died on 8 May 2013 in Stockholm.

What was Brita Malmer's occupation?

Brita Malmer was a university teacher, numismatist and archaeologist.

What nationality was Brita Malmer?

Brita Malmer was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Brita Malmer

· Wikidata: Q918017

· DBpedia: Brita Malmer

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