What is 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 [[List of members of the Swedish Academy#Seat 16|Seat No.16]]. On 6 April 2018 Espmark announced that he would no longer participate in the work of the Academy,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/three-members-leave-the-swedish-academy/|title=Three members leave the Swedish Academy – DN.SE|date=2018-04-06|work=DN.SE|access-date=2018-04-09|language=sv-se}}</ref> but returned to his seat in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/peter-englund-och-kjell-espmark-atervander-till-svenska-akademien|title=Peter Englund och Kjell Espmark återvänder till Svenska Akademien|work=SVT Nyheter|date=2019-01-10|language=sv-se}}</ref> He was born in [[Strömsund]], [[Sweden]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Espmark, Kjell}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Swedish writers]] [[Category:Swedish historians]] {{bio-stub}}