Egil Törnqvist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Egil Törnqvist

Dutch academic

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1932

Place of Birth: Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden

Date of Death: 09-Mar-2015

Profession: scientist, university teacher, literary critic

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.