Horace Engdahl

Horace Engdahl
Horace Engdahl in 2008
Born (1948-12-30) 30 December 1948 (age 75)
Alma mater
OccupationProfessor of Scandinavian Literature
SpouseEbba Witt-Brattström (1989–2014)
Member of the Swedish Academy
(Seat No. 17)
Assumed office
20 December 1997
Preceded byJohannes Edfelt
Permanent Secretary
of the Swedish Academy
In office
June 1999 – June 2009
Preceded bySture Allén
Succeeded byPeter Englund

Horace Oscar Axel Engdahl (born 30 December 1948) is a Swedish literary historian and critic, and has been a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997. He was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy from 1999 to June 2009, when he was succeeded by Swedish author and historian Peter Englund.