Siv Widerberg

Siv Widerberg
Born(1931-06-12)12 June 1931
Bromma, Sweden
Died24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 89)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationWriter
NationalitySwedish

Siv Widerberg (12 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) was a Swedish writer and journalist. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Umeå.[1][2]

Widerberg was born in Bromma. She worked as a teacher (1951–1955) and as a journalist (1955–1965) before becoming a freelance writer. She was a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books. Widerberg died on Christmas Eve 2020.[3]

  1. ^ "Hedersdoktorer vid Umeå universitet - Umeå universitet". www.umu.se. Archived from the original on 2010-10-11.
  2. ^ "LIBRIS - sökning: förf:(Widerberg, Siv, 1931-)". libris.kb.se. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Författaren Siv Widerberg är död". Expressen. Retrieved 27 December 2020.