Ragnar Josephson (Stockholm 8 March 1891 - Lund 27 March 1966) was a Swedish

art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

and writer. Josephson was professor of art history 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 ...

1929-1957 and founder of the Archive for Decorative Art there. He was director of the

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre (, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The theatre has been at its present lo ...

in Stockholm 1948–1951, and was elected a member of the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy (), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body t ...

in 1960.Landquist, p. 438

Notes

References

*Landquist, John: "Josephson, Ragnar", ''Svenskt biografiskt lexikon'', 20 (1973-1975), pp. 438–441.

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