Aake G. B. Hultkrantz

Background

Hultkrantz, Aake G. B. was born on April 1, 1920 in Kalmar, Sweden. Son of Gunnar and Siri (Lindgren) Hultkrantz.

Education

Licentiate in Philosophy, University Stockholm, 1946. Licentiate in History of Religions, University Stockholm, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Stockholm, 1953.

Career

Docent, U. Stockholm, 1954-1958; professor comparative religion, chairman Institute Comparative Religion, U. Stockholm, 1958-1986; professor emeritus, U. Stockholm, since 1986. Gifford lecturer U. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1981-1982. Foerster lecturer University of California, Berkeley, 1983.

Visiting professor various universities in the United States, Canada, WesternEurope, Hungary. Field researcher among Shoshoni Indians, and the Arapaho, Flathead, Stoney and Chumash tribes, since 1948.

Achievements

• Aake Great Britain Hultkrantz has been listed as a noteworthy anthropologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Studies in Lapp Shamanism

Connections

Married Geraldine C. Pratchett, June 11, 1960. Children: Desiree, Birgitta.

Father:

Gunnar Hultkrantz

Mother:

Siri (Lindgren) Hultkrantz

Spouse:

Geraldine C. Pratchett

child:

Birgitta Hultkrantz

child:

Desiree Hultkrantz