Background
Ellegard, Alvar was born on November 12, 1919 in Goteborg, Sweden. Son of Karl and Hulda (Torell) Ellegard.
( Drawing on his investigation of over one hundred mid-Vi...)
Drawing on his investigation of over one hundred mid-Victorian British newspapers and periodicals, Alvar Ellegård describes and analyzes the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution during the first dozen years after the publication of the Origin of Species. Although Darwin's book caused an immediate stir in literary and scientific periodicals, the popular press largely ignored it. Only after the work's implications for theology and the nature of man became evident did general publications feel compelled to react; each social group responded according to his own political and religious prejudices. Ellegård charts the impact of this revolution in science, maintaining that although the idea of evolution was generally accepted, Darwin's primary contribution, the theory of natural selection, was either ignored or rejected among the public.
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Ellegard, Alvar was born on November 12, 1919 in Goteborg, Sweden. Son of Karl and Hulda (Torell) Ellegard.
In 1953 Ellegård published his Doctor of Philosophy thesis, which dealt with the development of the use of the auxiliary do in the grammar of late Middle English and Early Modern English.
He is the author of a number of books and papers on English language and linguistics, including. He also became known outside the field for his work on the conflict between religious dogma and science, and for his promotion of the Jesus myth theory, the idea that Jesus did not exist as an historical figure. His books about religion and science include, The Myth of Jesus (1992), and Jesus: One Hundred Years Before Christ.
A Study in Creative Mythology (1999).
This thesis has remained an influential and frequently cited work central to the study of this aspect of the historical syntax of English. He was appointed associate professor of English in the same year.
He was a professor of the English language at Gothenburg University between 1962 and 1984. His book is a detailed study of the changes in British public opinion which took place following the 1859 publication of The Origin of Species.
lieutenant is based on an analysis of the periodical press of the period.
After retirement Ellegård started a new line of research into the historicity of Jesus and the idea that Jesus is a myth. Ellegård argues that the Jesus of the gospels is a mythical figure and that the gospels are largely fiction. According to Ellegård, the Damascus Document gives support to this theory.
Ellegård interprets this as evidence that the "Damascus" that is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in fact is Qumran.
Paul was on his way to Damascus when he had a vision of Jesus.
( Drawing on his investigation of over one hundred mid-Vi...)
(Darwin and the General Reader: The Reception of Darwin's ...)
He was professor of English at the University of Gothenburg, and a member of the academic board of the Swedish National Encyclopedia.
Married Ulla Asklund, February 2, 1946. Children: Kajsa, Anders, Lars.