Kjell Espmark

Kjell Erik Espmark (19 February 1930 – 18 September 2022) was a Swedish writer and literary historian. 

He is a member of the Swedish Academy and Professor of the History of Literature at Stockholm University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on 5 March 1981. Espmark replaced the linguist Elias Wessén to Seat No.16. On 6 April 2018 Espmark announced that he would no longer participate in the work of the Academy, but returned to his seat in January 2019. 

He was born in Strömsund, Sweden.

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