Otto Lagercrantz
Carl Otto Lagercrantz (26 February 1868 – 13 January 1938) was a Swedish classical philologist and rector of Uppsala University.[1]
Biography
Otto Lagercrantz was born at Näsby in Jönköping County, Sweden. Lagercrantz graduated from high school in Uppsala in 1887. He then studied at
Lagercrantz had wide scholarly interests. In the field of papyrology, he became an international expert on alchemical manuscripts: he published the Papyrus Graecus Holmiensis in 1913 and was co-publisher of the definitive work in the area, Catalogue des manuscrits alchimiques grecs. His other works concerned Greek drama, etymology, lexicography and the philology of the New Testament.[1]
Lagercrantz undertook study trips to Germany, England, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece. He was elected member of several learned societies: the Royal Society of the Humanities at Uppsala, the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg, the Royal Society of Letters at Lund and the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Rudberg, Stig Y. "C Otto Lagercrantz". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ Nordisk familjebok. Vol. 37 (2nd ed.). Stockholm. 1925. p. 10.
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