Laurie Thompson

Background

Thompson, Laurie was born on February 26, 1938 in York, England. Son of Leslie and Madge (Heppell) Thompson.

Education

Bachelor, University Manchester, England, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wales, 1979. Fil.dr., University Linköping, Sweden, 1986.

Career

Foreign lecturer, U. Umeå, Sweden, 1965-1967; lecturer in Swedish and German, U. College Wales, Aberystwyth, 1967-1983; lecturer in Swedish, U. Wales, Lampeter, 1983-1987; senior lecturer in Swedish, U. Wales, Lampeter, since 1987; head modern languages, U. Wales, Lampeter, 1991-1995.

Achievements

Laurie Thompson has been listed as a notable Language educator, translator, editor, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

$Stig Dagerman (Twayne\'s world authors series) Stig Dagerman (Twayne\'s world authors series)$

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- Stig Dagerman : Nattens lekar (Studies in Swedish literature)
- Stig Dagerman (Twayne's world authors series)

Membership

Member Swedish-English Literature Translators Association (committee member since 1983).

Connections

Married Birgitta Åkerstedt, 1963. 1 child, Eric.

Father:: Leslie Thompson
Mother:: Madge (Heppell) Thompson
Spouse:: Birgitta Åkerstedt
child:: Eric Thompson

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Stig Dagerman (Twayne's world authors series)

Laurie Thompson

Background

Education

Career

Achievements

Works

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Membership

Connections

Born

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Education

1963

1979

1986

Awards

2003 Swedish Academy award for introduction of Swedish culture abroad. 1986 Honorary Doctor at Linköping University