Knut Stjerna

Knut Stjerna
Black and white photograph of Knut Stjerna
Knut Stjerna
Born
Knut Martin Stjerna

(1874-03-14)14 March 1874
Died15 November 1909(1909-11-15) (aged 35)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationLecturer at Uppsala University
Known forArchaeology
Academic background
Alma materLund University
ThesisBidrag till Bornholms befolkningshistoria under järnåldern (1905)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineScandinavian archaeology
InstitutionsUppsala University
Notable studentsSune Lindqvist, Birger Nerman
Notable worksAnalyzing Beowulf

Knut Martin Stjerna (14 March 1874 – 15 November 1909) was a Swedish archaeologist and scholar. He is notable for a number of papers analyzing Beowulf from an archaeological perspective. He was a lecturer at Uppsala University, where he taught, among others, Birger Nerman and Sune Lindqvist.