Background
Hjärpe, Jan Östen was born on July 13, 1942 in Göteborg, Sweden. Son of Eric Georg and Gertrud Elisabet (Persson) Hjärpe.
Hjärpe, Jan Östen was born on July 13, 1942 in Göteborg, Sweden. Son of Eric Georg and Gertrud Elisabet (Persson) Hjärpe.
BTh, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1965. Bachelor History of Religions/Semitical Languages, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1967. Doctor of Theology in History of Religions, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1972.
Lecturer history of religions, Uppsala U., Umeå U., 1972-1976; lecturer history of religions, Åbo Akademi, Finland, 1976; associate professor, U. Lund, Sweden, 1976-1982; professor Islamology, U. Lund, Sweden, since 1984; research officer, National Board Research, Sweden, 1982-1984; counselor, Foreign Ministry, Stockholm, 1983-1984.
Committee member Global Processes Swedish Council for Planning and Coord. of Research. Member Royal Academy Letters, History and Antiquities, The Nathan Söderblom Society, The Royal Society of Letters Lund, The New Society Letters Lund, Academia Europea, Board Swedish Research Institute Istanbul, Board Ethnographic Museum.
Married Marianne Sjöberg, August 16, 1969. Children: Erik Mattias, Helena Elisabet, Katarina Maria.