Gunnar Broberg (5 September 1942 – 30 April 2022) was since 1990

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in History of Science and Ideas at

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activities in Sweden and about the scientist

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. In 2005 he was elected

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of the Royal Humanistic Scientific Society in

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(''Kungliga Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund''). He was the editor of the book ''Gyllene äpplen'' (Golden apples), which won the

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(''Augustpriset'') in 1992.Augustpriset, alla nominerade i alfabetisk ordning

English bibliography

* ''Eugenics and the Welfare State: Sterilization Policy in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland,''

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: 1996 (with Nils Roll-Hansen).

Swedish bibliography

* ''Järven, filfrassen, frossaren'', 1971. * ''Homo sapiens L'', 1975. * ''Brunögd, lätt, hastig, gjorde allting promt'', 1978. * ''Linnéminnen i Uppsala'', 1982. * ''Bilden av naturen'', 1983. * ''Nordström och hans skola'', 1983. * ''Oönskade i folkhemmet'', 1991 (with Mattias Tydén). * ''Gyllene äpplen'', 1992. * ''Statlig rasforskning'', 1995. * ''När svensk historia blev en världsnyhet'', 1999 (with Mattias Tydén). * ''Kattens historia'', 2004. * ''Tsunamin i Lissabon',' 2005. * ''Carl von Linné'', 2006. * ''Nattens historia. Nordiskt mörker och ljus under tusen år'', 2016 * ''Mannen som ordnade naturen: En biografi över Carl von Linné'', 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broberg, Gunnar 1942 births Living people Academic staff of Lund University August Prize winners