About the Author

Kurt Almqvist is President of the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Kenneth Nyberg is associate professor of history at the University of Gothenburg. Svante Nordin is professor emeritus of the history of ideas and sciences at Lund University. Magnus Olausson is associate professor and Head of Collections and Research at Nationalmuseum, Sweden. Kerstin Barup is professor of architectural conservation and restoration at Lund University. Torbjörn Lodén is professor emeritus of Chinese language and culture at Stockholm University.