Henrik Schück
Henrik Schück (2 November 1855 -3 October 1947) was a Swedish literary historian, university professor and author.
Biography
Johan Henrik Emil Schück was a professor at the Lund University 1890-1898. He was a professor at Uppsala University 1898-1920 and later Rector 1905-1918. 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 1920-1936. 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
- 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
- ↑ Henrik Schück (Nordisk familjebok)
- ↑ Henrik Schück (Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon)
- ↑ Johan Henrik Emil Schück (Nordic Authors)
Other sources
- 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.
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| Cultural offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Swedish Academy, Seat No 3 1913–1947 |
Succeeded by Henrik Samuel Nyberg |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Nobel Foundation 1918–1929 |
Succeeded by Hjalmar Hammarskjöld |
