The quote “a gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but chooses not to” is often attributed to the "Lundensian" prominent cultural figure, …
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What does a self-proclaimed king of Corsica have in common with a young Ukrainian nobleman?Well, both are said to have been students at Lund …
Fredrik Tersmeden, PhD h c, Archivist at the University Archives, opens the unpublished memoirs of Bengt J:son Bergqvist (1860–1936) to offer a personal look …
576 words, 3 minutes read timeAfter 72 years, the prestigious name frieze in the Grand Hall (Stora Salen) is gaining new additions. The Academic …
Fredrik Tersmeden, honorary doctor of philosophy and archivist at the University Archives, shares the story of Hans Wilhelm Lindstedt, who in 1774 became one …
Slightly more than fifty years ago, in 1973, the pop quartet Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida – later thankfully shortened to ABBA – …
Few alumni from Lund University are likely to have become news material in Hawaii. But exceptions exist. On November 27, 1933, readers of the …
Image: Agitated students on their way to crush windows under the slogan “pereat”, Latin for “may he vanish”. Lithograph by the Lund student C.G.W. …
Part 1 One of the more tragic events in Lund’s academic history took place on 7 September 1829. Under circumstances that have never been …
A town medical officer in Lund, a Danish poet and a paper manufacturer’s daughter living under the same roof – it could be the …