Lars Svante Albert Lindqvist (born 26 April 1948) is a

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who was the Marshal of the Realm of Sweden and chief of the

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from 1 January 2010 until 30 August 2018. Since 1 September 2018 he is appointed Chancellor of the Royal Orders of Knighthood, the chancery overseeing the

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Biography

Lindqvist is the son of

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Åke E. Lindqvist and Barbro Åström. He holds an MSE in

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from the Royal Institute of Technology since 1977. After contact with Torsten Althin, he had written a thesis with focus on historical technology. He holds a

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in science and ideas history from

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since 1984.Svante Lindqvists webbplats
read on 14 July 2009 His

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was about the introduction of the steam engine in Sweden in the early 18th century. Lindqvist later became a professor of art history at the Royal Institute of Technology, but left in 1998 to become head of the

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, which was inaugurated in 2001. Lindqvist is a member of the

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since 1992, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) since 1994, the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities since 2002, and the

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since 2013. On 1 July 2009 he was appointed the KVA's

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, for a three-year term. He was succeeded by Barbara Cannon on 1 July 2012.

Distinctions

* H. M. The King's Medal of the 12th size in the

Order of the Seraphim The Royal Order of the Seraphim ( sv, Kungliga Serafimerorden; ''Seraphim'' being a category of angels) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the P ...

ribbon (Kong: sGM12mserafb) "for significant contributions in the museum sector and in the subject of technology history," on 28 January 2010. * Member 1st Class of

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ( et, Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of t ...

(EPTMk1kl) in connection with the Estonian state visit on 18 January 2011. * Knight Grand Cross of the

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(14 January 2019)

References

External links

* http://www.svantelindqvist.com/ , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindqvist, Svante KTH Royal Institute of Technology faculty Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences KTH Royal Institute of Technology alumni Uppsala University alumni 1948 births Living people 20th-century Swedish historians Historians of technology Writers from Stockholm Marshals of the Realm Leonardo da Vinci Medal recipients Members of the American Philosophical Society