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Svante Lindqvist
Lars Svante Albert Lindqvist (born 26 April 1948) is a Swedish historian who was the Marshal of the Realm of Sweden and chief of the Royal Court of Sweden from 1 January 2010 until 30 August 2018.[1][2] Since 1 September 2018 he is appointed Chancellor of the Royal Orders of Knighthood, the chancery overseeing the Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden.[3] BiographyLindqvist is the son of architect Åke E. Lindqvist and Barbro Åström. He holds an MSE in engineering physics from the Royal Institute of Technology since 1977. After contact with Torsten Althin, he had written a thesis with focus on historical technology.[4] He holds a Ph.D. in science and ideas history from Uppsala University since 1984.[5] His doctoral dissertation 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 Nobel Museum, which was inaugurated in 2001. Lindqvist is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1992, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) since 1994, the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities since 2002, and the American Philosophical Society since 2013.[6] On 1 July 2009 he was appointed the KVA's praeses, for a three-year term.[7] He was succeeded by Barbara Cannon on 1 July 2012.[8] Distinctions
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