Background
Lönnroth, Lars Christoffer was born on June 4, 1935 in Göteborg, Sweden. Son of Erik and Ebba (Lagercrantz) Lönnroth.
literature educator newspaper journalist
Lönnroth, Lars Christoffer was born on June 4, 1935 in Göteborg, Sweden. Son of Erik and Ebba (Lagercrantz) Lönnroth.
Fil. kand., Uppsala University, Sweden, 1956. Fil. licensed, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1961. Fil. doktor, Stockholm University, 1965.
Assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1965-1969;
associate professor, University of California, 1969-1974;
professor, University of California, 1974;
professor, Aalborg (Denmark) Universitetscenter, 1974-1982;
professor, Göteborgs U., since 1982. Vice president American Association for Scandinavian Studies, 1970-1972. Member Danish Humanities Research Council, Copenhagen.
President International Association for Scandinavian Studies, 1984-1986. Chairman Swedish Arts Council, since 1994.
President Verdandi, Uppsala University, 1961-1962. Fellow Göteborgs Vetenskaps och Vitterhetssamhälle (vice president), Gustav Adolfs Akademien, Norske Videnskabers Selskab.
Married Iris Margareta Santesson, July 11, 1959. Children: Magnus, Linus.