Jonas Nordin

Swedish author and historian

Jonas Nordin

Jonas Nordin, Gothenburg Book Fair, 2016.

Born| 1968

Sweden

Nationality| Swedish
Alma mater| Stockholm University (Ph.D.)
Awards| Clio Prize (2003)
Swedish Academy Gustavian Stipendium (Svenska Akademiens gustavianska stipendium) (2014)
Scientific career
Fields| History
Institutions| Stockholm University
National Library of Sweden
Lund University (from 2018)

Jonas Nordin (born 1968) is a Swedish author and historian, and from October 2018 professor in History of books and Libraries at Lund University.[1]

## Biography

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Nordin studied history at Stockholm University, and was awarded his Ph.D. in 2000 for his dissertation Ett fattigt men fritt folk. Nationell och politisk självbild i Sverige från sen stormaktstid till slutet av frihetstiden (English title: A poor but free people) (2000), an investigation of the public national and political orientation during Swedish "Great Power Era" (Stormaktstiden) and Age of Liberty (frihetstiden).[1]

He became docent 2009 and from 1 October 2018 professor in History of books and Libraries at Lund University.[1]

Nordin has received the Swedish literary award Clio Prize (2003), and the Swedish Academy Gustavian Stipendium (Svenska Akademiens gustavianska stipendium) (2014).[2]

## Selected publications

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* Versailles: slottet, parken, livet, Norstedts, Stockholm 2013, ISBN 9789113025254
* Frihetstidens monarki. Konungamakt och offentlighet i 1700-talets Sverige, Atlantis, Stockholm 2009, ISBN 9789173532921
* Ett fattigt men fritt folk. Nationell och politisk självbild i Sverige från sen stormaktstid till slutet av frihetstiden, B. Östlings bokförl. Symposion, Eslöv 2000, ISBN 91-7139-486-9

## References

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1. ^ a b c Lundgren, Kjell. "Jonas Nordin - Historiska institutionen". www.historia.su.se. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
2. ^ "Svenska Akademiens gustavianska stipendium - Svenska Akademien". www.svenskaakademien.se.

* Biography, Royal Library (in Swedish)

## External links

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* Biography, Stockholm University (in Swedish)
* Biography, Royal Library (in Swedish)

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