Knut Fredrik Söderwall

Knut Fredrik Söderwall (1 January 1842 – 30 May 1924) was a Swedish philologist, professor at Lund University, and member of the Swedish Academy.

Biography Söderwall was born 1842 in Drängsered parish, Halland County. He was the son of the parish priest Per Söderwall and Margareta Johanna von Wachenfeldt. He graduated from the Lund Cathedral School in 1858, and entered Lund University. Söderwall received a Bachelor of Arts in 1863 and a PhD in 1865. He was appointed Docent 1865 and Adjunct professor in 1872. After six years as a stand-in (extraordinarie professor) for Theodor Wisén he became professor in Nordic languages in 1892. The same year he was also elected to Seat No. 5 of the Swedish Academy, also there as successor to Wisén. Söderwall retired as professor in 1907. 1892 Swedish Academy 1900 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (No. 694) 1901 Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg 1909 Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities (No. 104)

Awards 1868 Svenska Akademiens andra pris from the Swedish Academy 1886 Karl Johan prize from the Swedish Academy 1888 Letterstedt prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences