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'''Henrik Schück''' |
'''Henrik Schück''' (2 November 1855 -3 October 1947) was a Swedish [[History of literature|literary historian]], educator and author. |
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==Biography== |
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John Henry Emil Schück was a professor at the [[Lund University]] 1890-98, at [[Uppsala University]] 1898-1920, rector of the university 1905-1918. He was a member of the [[Swedish Academy]] 1913-1947, seat 3. He served as a member of the [[Nobel Committee]] of the academy 1920-1936. He was Chairman of the Board of the [[Nobel Foundation]] 1918-1929. He was also a member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities]] and the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]].<ref>[http://runeberg.org/nfcd/0687.html ''Henrik Schück'' (Nordisk familjebok)]</ref> <ref>[http://runeberg.org/sbh/b0441.html ''Henrik Schück'' (Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon)] </ref> |
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In 1880 Schück was one of the founders of the Swedish Literature Society in Uppsala. He developed a reputation as a foremost literary historical researchers. Together with noted Swedish literary historian [[Karl Johan Warburg]] (1852-1918), he worked on the development of historic literature studies, primarily through ''Illustrerad svensk litteraturhistoria'' which goes up to 1870. He also wrote a series of biographies of historic figures including [[Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson]], [[Olaus Petri]], King [[Gustav III]] as well as [[William Shakespeare]]. |
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He was also a member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities]] and the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]]. |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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* Allmän litteraturhistoria (several versions) |
* ''Allmän litteraturhistoria'' (several versions) |
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* Bidrag till svensk bokhistoria (1900) |
* ''Bidrag till svensk bokhistoria'' (1900) |
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* Engelbrekt (1915) |
* ''Engelbrekt'' (1915) |
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* ''Illustrerad svensk litteraturhistoria'' (1917–1918; three volumes; with Karl Warburg) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Other sources== |
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* Johannesson, Hans-Erik and Lars Lönnroth (1990) ''Den Svenska Litteraturen VII'' ISBN 91-34-51422-8 |
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==External links== |
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*[http://libris.kb.se/hitlist?q=pers:Sch%C3%BCck,+Henrik,+1855-1947 LIBRIS - Nationella bibliotekssystem] |
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Revision as of 22:31, 8 March 2011
Henrik Schück (2 November 1855 -3 October 1947) was a Swedish literary historian, educator and author.
Biography
John Henry Emil Schück was a professor at the Lund University 1890-98, at Uppsala University 1898-1920, rector of the university 1905-1918. He was a member of the Swedish Academy 1913-1947, seat 3. He served as a member of the Nobel Committee of the academy 1920-1936. He was Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation 1918-1929. He was also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[1] [2]
In 1880 Schück was one of the founders of the Swedish Literature Society in Uppsala. He developed a reputation as a foremost literary historical researchers. Together with noted Swedish literary historian Karl Johan Warburg (1852-1918), he worked on the development of historic literature studies, primarily through Illustrerad svensk litteraturhistoria which goes up to 1870. He also wrote a series of biographies of historic figures including Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Olaus Petri, King Gustav III as well as William Shakespeare.
Selected works
- Allmän litteraturhistoria (several versions)
- Bidrag till svensk bokhistoria (1900)
- Engelbrekt (1915)
- Illustrerad svensk litteraturhistoria (1917–1918; three volumes; with Karl Warburg)
References
Other sources
- Johannesson, Hans-Erik and Lars Lönnroth (1990) Den Svenska Litteraturen VII ISBN 91-34-51422-8