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Swedish archaeologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Count Eric Carl Gabriel Oxenstierna (20 September 1916 - 22 February 1968)[1] was a Swedish historian and archaeologist.
Eric Oxenstierna | |
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| Born | 20 September 1916 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 28 February 1968 (aged 51) Göttingen, Germany |
| Spouse | Edith Drabsch-D'Amara |
| Children | 2 |
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| Thesis | Die Urheimat der Goten (1948) |
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| Main interests | Iron Age Sweden |
Eric Carl Gabriel Oxenstierna was born in Stockholm on 20 September 1916.[1][2] He was the son of prominent vicar Count B. G. Oxenstierna, and Borghild Kamph. Oxenstierna received his elementary education at Nya Elementar in Stockholm. He received his first PhD at the University of Berlin, and then a second PhD at Uppsala University. Oxenstierna subsequently published a number of influential works on archaeology, particularly regarding the Roman Iron Age of Sweden.[3] His academic career was however cut short because of his enthusiasm for Nazi Germany, where he worked and taught during the Second World War.[4][5] Oxenstierna died in Göttingen, Germany on 22 February 1968.[1]
Oxenstierna was married to Edith Drabsch-D'Amara, with whom he had a son Gyrder and a daughter Gabriella.[1] He lived for long periods in Lidingö, Stockholm.[2]
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