Sigrid Kahle
Sigrid Ida Matilda Kahle (born September 18, 1928 in Paris as Sigrid Nyberg ; † December 31, 2013 Uppsala ) was a Swedish journalist and author .
Life
Kahle is the daughter of the orientalist, religious historian and linguist Henrik Samuel Nyberg . In 1951 she married Hans Hermann (John) Kahle, the son of the orientalist Paul Kahle , and began studying oriental studies in Bonn. In 1939 Kahle fled Germany. From 1941 she continued her studies in Oxford and later was in the diplomatic service of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Sigrid Kahle published the first volume Jag valde mitt liv (literally: “I chose my life”) of her autobiography in 2003, and in 2013 the second part Att vilja sitt öde - trots allt (literally: “ Wanting his fate - despite everything”).
Sigrid Kahle specialized in the world and culture of Islam . In 2006 she and her husband donated their library with a focus on Islam and the Orient to Umeå University, and in 2008 their extensive collection of newspaper clippings to the Sigtuna Foundation .
Works
- HS Nyberg , 1991
- Orientalism i Sverige , Foreword to Orientalism by Edward W. Said , 1993
- Skrivet av Sigrid Kahle , 1994
- Från Indus till Hindukush , 1994
- Jag valde mitt liv , 2003
- Att vilja sitt dreary - trots allt , 2013
Prizes and awards
- 1997 Honorary Doctorate from Uppsala University
- 2000 Royal Medal Litteris et Artibus
- various literary prizes: 2003 Lundequistska bokhandelns litteraturpris , Lotten von Kræmer Prize and 2006 Stig Dagerman Prize
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bald, Sigrid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kahle, Sigrid Ida Matilda (full name); Nyberg, Sigrid (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31 2013 |
| Place of death | Uppsala |