K.B. Wiklund Explained

Karl Bernhard Wiklund (15 March 1868 – 1934) was a professor in Finno-Ugric languages at Uppsala Universitet 1905–1933. His research were mainly in Sami languages, and he published several studies in Lule Sami language.^{[1] [2]} He also made several studies in Sami ethnography^[3] and wrote school books in Sami, such as Nomadskolans läsebok.^[4]

He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1930.

Bibliography

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• Lule-lappisches Wörterbuch (1890) Reprinted 1969
• Laut- und Formenlehre der Lule-lappischen Dialekten (1891)
• Entwurf einer urlappischen Lautlehre (1896) PhD thesis
• Lärobok i lapska språket (1901) New edition 1915
• With Just Qvigstad: Dokumenter angaaende flytlapperne m.m., samlede efter renbeitekommissionens opdrag. Bind 2-4. Renbeitekommissionen af 1907. Kristiania [i.e. Oslo] 1909.
• Om lapparna i Sverige (1910) (pdf)
• Olof Rudbeck d.ä och lapptrummorna (1930)
• Lappar i nordligaste Sverige. (1937)

References

1. Christer Karlsson: "Vetenskap som politik : K. B. Wiklund, staten och samerna under 1900-talets första hälft". Umeå 2000.
2. [Sigurd Erixon]
3. [Sverker Sörlin]
4. Christer Karlsson: "En lärobok för livet: Karl Bernhard Wiklund och Nomadskolans läsebok". B.-P. Finstad, L.I. Hansen, H. Minde, Einar Niemi & H. Tjelmeland (eds): Stat, religion, etnisitet. Rapport fra Skibotn-konferansen. Senter for samiske studier, Skriftserie 4. Tromsö 1997.