Egil Törnqvist

Per Egil Törnqvist (19 December 1932, Uppsala – 9 March 2015, Amsterdam) was Professor Emeritus of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Amsterdam and an academic literary critic.

Earlier (1961) he was in charge of the drama division in the comparative literature program at Uppsala University. From 1969 to 1997 he was professor of Scandinavian languages and literature at the University of Amsterdam. His daughter is artist Marit Törnqvist. Provided by Wikipedia