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Bo Strömstedt

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Bo Strömstedt
Strömstedt in 2011
Born
Bo Eugén Strömstedt

(1929-05-04)4 May 1929
Vaasa, Finland
Died24 June 2016(2016-06-24) (aged 87)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupations
  • Author
  • journalist
Spouse
(m. 1953)
Children2, including Niklas

Bo Eugén Strömstedt (4 May 1929 – 24 June 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist.[1]

Biography

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Strömstedt was born on 4 May 1929 in Vaasa, Finland, to Harald (1899–1971) and Hildur Strömstedt (née Helin; 1898–1974).[2] His father worked as a pastor and was educated in Vaasa.[3] Strömstedt's mother was born in Föglö in Åland.

He attended Lund University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1950. Strömstedt became a literary critic for Expressen in 1952. In 1961, he became head of the newspaper's cultural editorial office. In 1976, Strömstedt succeeded Per Wrigstad as editor-in-chief for Expressen.[4] From 1992 until 1993, he was a professor of journalism at the University of Gothenburg.[5] He served as a board member at Dagens Nyheter between 1977 and 1986, and at Tidnings AB Marieberg from 1986 to 1992.

Personal life

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Strömstedt married Margareta Strömstedt in 1953. The couple had two children: Niklas (b. 1958) and Lotten (b. 1962).[2] He died on 24 June 2016, at the age of 87.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Strömstedt, Bo; Jonsson, Sune (1994). Löpsedeln och insidan: en bok om tidningen och livet (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier. ISBN 9100554324.
  • Strömstedt, Bo (1998). Den tjugonionde bokstaven (in Swedish). Bonnier. ISBN 9100566756.

References

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  1. ^ Thornéus, Ebba (24 June 2016). "Bo Strömstedt är död – blev 87 år". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Publicisten Bo Strömstedt är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ Uddling & Paabo 1992, p. 1043.
  4. ^ Schulman, Mikael (24 June 2016). "Expressens förre chefredaktör Bo Strömstedt död". Yle (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. ^ Hansson, Dan (24 June 2016). "Niklas Strömstedt: "Det är tomt"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

Sources

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  • Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 (in Swedish). Norstedts. ISBN 911914072X.