Background
Säve-Söderbergh, Torgny was born on June 29, 1914 in Lund, Sweden. Son of Gotthard and Inga (Säve) Söderbergh.
Säve-Söderbergh, Torgny was born on June 29, 1914 in Lund, Sweden. Son of Gotthard and Inga (Säve) Söderbergh.
Bachelor, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1932; Master of Arts, U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1942.
Assistant professor to professor Egyptology, Uppsala U., 1942-1980;
director Institute Egyptology, Uppsala U., 1950-1980;
dean faculty humanities, Uppsala U., 1960-1965. Field director Scand. joint expedition to Sudanese Nubia, 1961-1964, Nag. Hammadi expedition, 1976-1977.
Member Council for Human Research, 1960-1966, vice president, 1974-1977.
Delaware International Red Cross, Greece, 1943. Member of national committee United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1959-1971. Sergeant Swedish Infantry, 1943-1950.
Member Royal Swedish Academy Letters (secretary 1974-1977, president 1978-1985, The King's prize), Academy Inscr. Belles Lettres (Paris), International Association Egyptologists (president 1976-1982, honorary president Society Nubian studies since 1990, honorary.pres. Association Coptic studies since 1976), Society Biblical Literature (honorary), German Archaeol.
Institute, Polish Academy Nauk, Danish Royal Society Sciences.
Married Brita Lindgren. 1 child, Karin Svantesson.