Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist
Herman Lindqvist during a campaign for Barncancerfonden at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm (May 2013)
Born (1943-04-01) 1 April 1943 (age 80)
Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationWriter, journalist
NationalitySwedish
Period1969–present
GenrePopular history
Notable worksHistorien om Sverige
PartnerLiliana Komorowska
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Herman Lindqvist (born 1 April 1943 in Stockholm) is a Swedish journalist who has served as foreign correspondent in many countries and authored a number of popular books on Swedish history.[1] In particular his multiple-volume Historien om Sverige (1992–2002) has become very popular, but has also drawn criticism for allegedly lacking historical accuracy.[2]

References

  1. ^ Herman Lindqvist Archived 6 May 2013 at archive.today, author presentation at Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed 26 April 2010 (in Swedish)
  2. ^ Herman snubblar Archived 4 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, review by Peter Englund in Expressen, September 1994 (in Swedish)


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