Background
Torstendahl, Rolf was born on January 9, 1936 in Jönköping, Sweden. Son of Torsten Vilhelm and Ragnhild (Abrahamsson) Torstendahl.
Torstendahl, Rolf was born on January 9, 1936 in Jönköping, Sweden. Son of Torsten Vilhelm and Ragnhild (Abrahamsson) Torstendahl.
License, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1964.
Lecturer department history Uppsala University, 1964-1967, associate professor, 1968-1978, professor, since 1981, head department history, 1993-1997, dean Faculty of Arts, 1994-1999. Sven Warburg Professor History University Stockholm, 1978-1980. Director Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Social Sciences, 1985-1990.
Married Anna-Maria Ljung, July 16, 1960 (deceased December 1987). Children: Stefan, Peter. Married Tamara Alekseevna Salycheva, June 17, 1996.