About Jan Svanberg
Lived 1935 – 2024 (aged 88). Jan Svanberg was a Swedish art historian and university teacher.
Jan Viktor Svanberg (18 June 1935 – 21 April 2024) was a Swedish art historian specialized in medieval art and professor emeritus of Art History at Stockholm University.
Personal life Jan Svanberg was the son of the literary historian and Inga Esbjörnsson, and the nephew of the Nordist . In 1965 he married the literary scholar and feminist . He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1995.
Honors and awards In 1990, Jan Svanberg received the Samfundet S:t Erik plaque at the same time as .
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Who was Jan Svanberg?
Swedish art scholar
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Jan Svanberg was born on 18 June 1935 in Stockholm.
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Jan Svanberg died on 21 April 2024.
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Jan Svanberg was an art historian and university teacher.
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Jan Svanberg was Swedish.
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