Knut Stjerna

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Knut Stjerna
Swedish
OccupationLecturer at Uppsala University
Known forArchaeology
Academic background
Alma materLund University
ThesisBidrag till Bornholms befolkningshistoria under järnåldern (1905)
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Sub-disciplineScandinavian archaeology
InstitutionsUppsala University
Notable studentsSune Lindqvist, Birger Nerman
Notable worksAnalyzing Beowulf

Knut Martin Stjerna (14 March 1874 – 15 November 1909) was a Swedish archaeologist and scholar, notable for a number of papers analyzing Beowulf from an archaeological perspective. He was a lecturer at Uppsala University, where he taught, among others, Birger Nerman and Sune Lindqvist.

Early life and education

Knut Stjerna was born on 14 March 1874 in

Ph.D.[1]

Career

Stjerna began teaching at Uppsala University in 1906, sharing responsibilities with Oscar Almgren, and took on a full-time position as lecturer in Scandinavian and Comparative Archaeology in 1907.[1][2] That same year he undertook a major archaeological excavation in Uppsala with his students, after construction in the city uncovered the remains of medieval buildings.[1] Stjerna's students at the university included Sune Lindqvist and Birger Nerman.[3][4]

Between 1903 and 1908 Stjerna published a number of articles about the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. In 1912 they were translated into English by John Richard Clark Hall, who was also responsible for several early translations of the poem.[5] Stjerna's articles were credited with "providing a most welcome addition to the critical apparatus of the poem", by supplementing the meagre historical record with observations gleaned from archaeological research.[6]

Personal life

By 1908 Stjerna's health was deteriorating, and in December he was admitted to the hospital with

heart arrhythmia. He was discharged in March and resumed teaching, but died in November at the age of 35.[1]

Publications

Stjerna published at least 23 works, several posthumous, between 1898 and 1911. They are listed on pages 265–266 of Hall's 1912 translation of Stjerna's works.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Nordström 2007–2011.
  2. ^ Stjerna 1912, p. xvii.
  3. ^ Arwidsson 1980–1981.
  4. ^ Stjernquist 1987–1989.
  5. ^ Stjerna 1912, pp. xvii–xviii.
  6. ^ Stjerna 1912, p. xviii.

Bibliography

  • Almgren, Oscar (1909). "Knut Stjerna". Historisk tidskrift för Skåneland. 3 (4–6): 216–330. Open access icon
  • Arne, Ture Johnsson (1917). "Stjerna, Knut Martin". Nordisk familjebok. Vol. 22. Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolagt. pp. 1407–1408. Open access icon
  • Arwidsson, Greta (1980–1981). "Sune Lindqvist". Swedish Biographical Dictionary (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 April 2018. Free access icon
  • Brandberg, Theodor & von Bahr, Johan, eds. (1906). "Stjerna, Knut Martin". Uppsala Universitets Matrikel. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell. pp. 148–149.
  • Nordström, Patrik (2007–2011). "Knut Martin Stjerna". Swedish Biographical Dictionary (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 April 2018. Free access icon
  • Söderwall, Knut Fredrik (1906). Medeltida rättsuttryck från Värmland, Närke och Småland. Lund: Håkan Ohlssons boktryckeri.
  • Stjernquist, Berta (1987–1989). "Birger Nerman". Swedish Biographical Dictionary (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 April 2018. Free access icon
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