Lund University is a public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. It traces its roots back to 1425, when a Franciscan studium generale was founded in Lund. After Sweden won Scania from Denmark in the 1658 Treaty of Roskilde, the university was officially founded in 1666 on the location of the old studium generale next to Lund Cathedral.
Carl Hellmuth Hertz was a German physicist known primarily for being involved in the development of inkjet technology and ultrasound technology. He was the son of Gustav Ludwig Hertz and great nephew of Heinrich Hertz.
Peter Artedi or Petrus Arctaedius was a Swedish naturalist who is known as the "father of ichthyology".
Runology is the study of the Runic alphabets, Runic inscriptions, and their history. Runology forms a specialized branch of Germanic linguistics.
Karl Kristian Mikael Segerström is a Swedish actor and director.
Lars Gårding was a Swedish mathematician. He made notable contributions to the study of partial differential equations and partial differential operators. He was a professor of mathematics at Lund University in Sweden 1952–1984. Together with Marcel Riesz, he was a thesis advisor for Lars Hörmander.
Per Sigurd Agrell was a Swedish poet, translator, runologist and professor of Slavic languages at Lund University.
Per Erik Beskow was a Swedish biblical scholar, theologian, church historian, patrologist and associate professor at Lund University.
Bengt Fredrik Fries was a Swedish zoologist. He studied at Lund University.
Carin Bartosch Edström is a Swedish composer and author, and is especially interested in opera.
Jan Olof Ekström was a Swedish author and adman.
Ragnar von Holten was a Swedish art historian, painter, printmaker, book illustrator and museum curator.
Maja Margita Gunn is a Swedish fashion designer, design researcher and academic who has specialized in lesbian and gender clothing. In December 2017, she was appointed Professor of Crafts at the Gothenburg University Design School.
Hilding Gustaf Sigvard Ekström was a Swedish chemist, Waffen-SS volunteer, and co-founder of the Sweden Democrats party.
Fråga Lund is a Swedish television format where professors and other academics sits in a panel, in front of an audience, answering scientific questions. The first show was broadcast in 1962 and have since then existed in many iterations. The latest iteration started in August 2016 with Kristian Luuk as host.
Ingmar's Inheritance is a 1925 Swedish silent drama film directed and co-written by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Conrad Veidt and John Ekman. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in Dalarna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde. Based on a novel by Selma Lagerlöf, the film was followed by a sequel, To the Orient, in 1926.
Necrologium Lundense is a 12th-century illuminated manuscript probably made in Lund to serve as a book of rules for the canons of Lund Cathedral, with texts used by them in their daily life. Its oldest parts date from around 1123, and it is considered the oldest still intact manuscript written in Scandinavia. It is preserved in a late medieval binding and the text is partially adorned with decorated initials, including one which displays influences from Viking art. The book is today kept in the University Library of Lund University.
Katrina is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Märta Ekström, Frank Sundström and Hampe Faustman. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It is an adaptation of the 1936 novel Katrina by Sally Salminen.
Hans Reinhold Ekström is a Swedish politician, teacher and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Södermanland County since October 2010.
The Flodberg Circle was a Swedish Christian ecumenical circle of friends with an interest in mysticism in Stockholm around the turn of the 20th century and for the next 30 years.
