Henrik Schück
Henrik Schück | |
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| Born | 2 November 1855  Klara Church Parish |
| Died | 3 October 1947 (aged 91) Johannes parish |
| Resting place | Uppsala Old Cemetery |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Literary historian, philologist |
| Spouse(s) | Sigrid Charlotta Feron |
| Children | Adolf Schück |
| Position held | seat 3 of the Swedish Academy (1913–1947) |
Henrik Schück (2 November 1855 – 3 October 1947) was a Swedish literary historian, university professor and author.
Biography
[edit]Johan Henrik Emil Schück was a professor at the Lund University 1890–1898. He was a professor at Uppsala University from 1898 to 1920 and later Rector from 1905 to 1918. He was a member of the Swedish Academy 1913–1947, holding seat 3. He served as a member of the Nobel Committee of the academy from 1920 to 1936. He was Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation 1918–1929. He was also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[1][2]
In 1880, Schück was one of the founders of the Swedish Literature Society in Uppsala. He developed a reputation as a foremost literary historical researchers. He worked on the development of historic literature studies with university professor and librarian of the Nobel Library of the Swedish Academy, Karl Johan Warburg (1852-1918). They jointed edited Illustrerad svensk litteraturhistoria which covers Swedish literature for the period up to 1870. He also wrote a series of biographies of historic figures including Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Olaus Petri, King Gustav III as well as William Shakespeare.[3]
Selected works
[edit]- William Schakspere, hans lif och verksamhet, (1883–84)
- Skrifter i svensk litteraturhistoria, (1887)
- Våra äldsta historiska folkvisor, (1891)
- Lars Wivallius, hans lif och dikter, 2 vol., (1893–95)
- Allmän litteraturhistoria, (several versions)
- Bidrag till svensk bokhistoria, (1900)
- Engelbrekt (1915)
- Illustrerad svensk litteraturhistoria, three volumes; with Karl Warburg (1917–18)
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Johannesson, Hans-Erik and Lars Lönnroth (1990) Den Svenska Litteraturen VII ISBN 91-34-51422-8
- This article is fully or partially based on material from Nordisk familjebok, Schück, Johan Henrik Emil 1855-1947.