Ulf Linde
Encyclopedia
Professor Ulf Harald Linde (born 15 April 1929 in Stockholm
), is an art critic, writer, museum director and a member of the Swedish Academy
. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 10 February 1977 and admitted on 20 December 1977. Ulf Linde succeeded the writer Eyvind Johnson
to Seat No.11. Linde was the director of the Thiel Gallery/Thielska galleriet in Stockholm between 1977 and 1997.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
), is an art critic, writer, museum director and a member of the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy
The Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.-History:The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste"...
. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 10 February 1977 and admitted on 20 December 1977. Ulf Linde succeeded the writer Eyvind Johnson
Eyvind Johnson
Eyvind Johnson, was a Swedish writer and author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.Johnson was born Olof Edvin...
to Seat No.11. Linde was the director of the Thiel Gallery/Thielska galleriet in Stockholm between 1977 and 1997.