Mattias Gardell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mattias Gardell

scholar of comparative religion

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1959

Place of Birth: Solna Municipality, Sweden

Profession: historian, university teacher, historian of religion

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Hans Bertil Mattias Gardell (born 10 August 1959) is a Swedish historian and scholar of comparative religion.
He is the current holder of the Nathan Söderblom Chair of Comparative Religion at Uppsala University, Sweden.
He is also the first award winner of Jan Myrdals big prize in 2009, and received The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities Award for Distinguished Research in the Humanities, the Royal Gold Medal, in 2003.