Per Wästberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Per Wästberg

Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Academy

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1933

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Per Erik Wästberg (born 20 November 1933) is a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997. Wästberg was born in Stockholm, son of Erik Wästberg and his wife Greta née Hirsch, and holds a degree in literature from Uppsala University.
He was editor-in-chief of Sweden's largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter 1976–1982, and has been a contributor since 1953.
He is an older brother of Olle Wästberg.