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Horace Engdahl

1948 - Today

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Horace Oscar Axel Engdahl (born 30 December 1948) is a Swedish literary historian and critic, and has been a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997. He was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy from 1999 to June 2009, when he was succeeded by Swedish author and historian Peter Englund. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horace Engdahl is the 520th most popular historian (down from 502nd in 2019), the 1,112th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 987th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Horace Engdahl ranks 520 out of 561. Before him are Robert Kagan, George Grote, R. H. Tawney, Orlando Figes, Andreas Maislinger, and Alessandro Barbero. After him are Djibril Tamsir Niane, Simon Schama, Carroll Quigley, Richard Hofstadter, Jan Morris, and Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Horace Engdahl ranks 645. Before him are Alf Hansen, Rudy Tomjanovich, Peggy Fleming, Charles Bradley, Dick Quax, and Vassilios Skouris. After him are Robert Ouko, Élie Doté, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, István Tarlós, Sergio Ahumada, and Rita Barberá.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Horace Engdahl ranks 1,112 out of 1,879. Before him are Nicklas Lidström (1970), Hans Mild (1934), Arvid Spångberg (1890), Jonas Berggren (1967), Jesper Blomqvist (1974), and Pär Zetterberg (1970). After him are Mats Sundin (1971), Carl Kempe (1884), Jan Möller (1953), Peter Lundgren (1965), Martin Österdahl (1973), and Anders Limpar (1965).

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Among HISTORIANS In Sweden

Among historians born in Sweden, Horace Engdahl ranks 3. Before him are Árni Magnússon (1663), and Artur Hazelius (1833).

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