Bo Strömstedt Explained

Bo Strömstedt
Birth Name:Bo Eugén Strömstedt
Birth Date:4 May 1929
Birth Place:Vaasa, Finland
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Children:2, including Niklas

Bo Eugén Strömstedt (4 May 1929 – 24 June 2016) was a Swedish author and journalist.[1]

Biography

Strömstedt was born on 4 May 1929 in Vaasa, Finland, to Harald (1899–1971) and Hildur Strömstedt (née Helin; 1898–1974).[2] His father worked as a pastor and was educated in Vaasa. Strömstedt's mother was born in Föglö in Åland.

He attended Lund University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1950. Strömstedt became a literary critic for Expressen in 1952. In 1961, he became head of the newspaper's cultural editorial office. In 1976, Strömstedt succeeded Per Wrigstad as editor-in-chief for Expressen.[3] From 1992 until 1993, he was a professor of journalism at the University of Gothenburg.[4] He served as a board member at Dagens Nyheter between 1977 and 1986, and at Tidnings AB Marieberg from 1986 to 1992.

Personal life

Strömstedt married Margareta Strömstedt in 1953. The couple had two children: Niklas (b. 1958) and Lotten (b. 1962). He died on 24 June 2016, at the age of 87.

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  1. News: Thornéus . Ebba . 24 June 2016 . Bo Strömstedt är död – blev 87 år . live . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328161937/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/P3EEa0/bo-stromstedt-ar-dod-blev-87-ar . 28 March 2023 . 5 April 2023.
  2. News: 24 June 2016 . Publicisten Bo Strömstedt är död . live . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118023740/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/publicisten-bo-stromstedt-ar-dod/ . 18 January 2022 . 5 April 2023.
  3. News: Schulman . Mikael . 24 June 2016 . Expressens förre chefredaktör Bo Strömstedt död . live . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126034300/https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-1088319 . 26 January 2023 . 5 April 2023.
  4. News: Hansson . Dan . 24 June 2016 . Niklas Strömstedt: "Det är tomt" . live . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405164900/https://www.gp.se/kultur/niklas-str%C3%B6mstedt-det-%C3%A4r-tomt-1.3256604 . 5 April 2023 . 5 April 2023.