Kjell Espmark

Kjell Erik Espmark (19 February 1930 – 18 September 2022) was a Swedish writer and literary historian.

He is a member of the Swedish Academy and Professor of the History of Literature at Stockholm University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 5 March 1981. Espmark replaced the linguist Elias Wessén to Seat No.16. On 6 April 2018 Espmark announced that he would no longer participate in the work of the Academy, but returned to his seat in January 2019.

He was born in Strömsund, Sweden.

References

  1. ↑ "Three members leave the Swedish Academy – DN.SE". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Peter Englund och Kjell Espmark återvänder till Svenska Akademien". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2019-01-10.