Sven-Eric Liedman

Sven-Eric Liedman (born 1939) is a Swedish author and Professor Emeritus of history of ideas at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden.

He was born in 1939 in Karlskrona. He was raised in Vittskövle and Degeberga.

Liedman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theoretical philosophy at Lund University in 1959. In 1961 he received a Licentiate of Philosophy degree in the same subject. His most important teacher in Lund was Gunnar Aspelin. He then moved to the University of Gothenburg, where he received his Ph.D. in history of ideas in 1966.

From 1966 to 1968, he worked as a journalist and deputy culture editor at Sydsvenskan. In 1968 he held a temporary position at Lund University. In 1979 he was appointed Professor of history of ideas at the University of Gothenburg, where he remained until his retirement in 2006.

Awards August Prize, 1997. Kellgren Prize, 2002. Wettergrens bokollon, 2004. Lotten von Kræmer Prize from Samfundet De Nio, 2005. Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, 2008.