Carl Ingvar Andersson (19 March 1899 – 14 October 1974) was a Swedish

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and director of the

National Archives of Sweden The National Archives of Sweden (, RA) is the official archive of the Swedish government and is responsible for the management of records from Sweden's public authorities. Although the archives functions primarily as the government archive, it al ...

. Andersson was an associate professor at

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

from 1928 to 1938 and director of the National Archives from 1950 to 1965. Most of his historical research was focused on the 16th century. Among his works is a biography of Eric XIV of Sweden (1935)Svensk uppslagsbok, vol 1, 1947-1955. and his life's work ''Skånes historia'' (1947–1975). In 1950 Andersson became a member of the Swedish Academy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Ingvar 1899 births 1974 deaths 20th-century Swedish historians Members of the Swedish Academy Academic staff of Lund University Members of the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Corresponding fellows of the British Academy