Jan Paul Strid


Jan Paul Strid was a Swedish toponymist who was Professor of Linguistics at Linköping University.

Biography

Strid received his PhD in Nordic languages from Stockholm University in 1981, where he was made a docent in 1982. Since 2002, Strid was Professor of Linguistics at Linköping University. Strid was a well known authority on Swedish place names. He was a regular guest as an expert on linguistics on Sveriges Radio. In 2006, Strid won the prestigious :sv:Bengt Cnattingius#Cnattingiuspriset|Cnattingius Prize for his pioneering research on the history and culture of Östergötland. He died in Linköping on December 25, 2019.

Selected works