Jan Paul Strid
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| Born | July 15, 1947 |
| Died | December 25, 2018 (aged 71) Linköping, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
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| Discipline | Toponymy |
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Jan Paul Strid (July 15, 1947 – December 25, 2018) was a Swedish toponymist who was Professor of Linguistics at Linköping University.
Biography
[edit]Strid received his PhD in Nordic languages from Stockholm University in 1981, where he was made a docent in 1982.[1] Since 2002, Strid was Professor of Linguistics at Linköping University.[1] Strid was a well known authority on Swedish place names. He was a regular guest as an expert on linguistics on Sveriges Radio.[2] In 2006, Strid won the prestigious Cnattingius Prize for his pioneering research on the history and culture of Östergötland.[3] He died in Linköping on December 25, 2019.[4]
Selected works
[edit]- Runestones, 1991
- Från Mumsmålen till Duvemåla, 2006
- Kulturlandskapets språkliga dimension, 1999
- Tindra: ett landskap i tidens spegel, 2009
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jan Paul Strid" (in Swedish). Linköping University. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Cnattingius-pris till språkvetare" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. December 6, 2006.
- ^ Mattsson, Anna (December 6, 2006). "Hallå där.. Jan Paul Strid - vinnare av Cnattingiuspriset" (in Swedish). Expressen.
- ^ "Jan Paul Strid" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. January 12, 2019.
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