Astrid Söderbergh Widding
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| Born | 27 May 1963 |
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| Institutions | Stockholm University |
Astrid Naemi Söderbergh Widding (born 27 May 1963) is a Swedish film studies scholar. She is professor of cinema studies and was rector (i.e. vice-chancellor) of Stockholm University between 2013 and 2025. Söderbergh Widding is a former board member of the Swedish Film Institute, a former president of the board of the Ingmar Bergman Foundation, and a former columnist in the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. She earned her PhD in 1992 at Stockholm University with a dissertation on Andrei Tarkovsky. She was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2014 and became a Knight of the French Legion of Honour in 2015.[1][2]
In 2023, she was appointed chair of the board of directors of the Nobel Foundation.[3] Since 2025, she is Executive Director of the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation.
References
- ^ Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Stockholm University
- ^ Nya ledamöter invalda i akademien, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 3 February 2014
- ^ "Astrid Söderbergh Widding appointed new chair of the Nobel Foundation". OrdoPraedicatorum. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
On 28 April 2023, the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation has appointed a new Chair. Astrid Söderbergh Widding, President of Stockholm University, is assuming the position. Astrid Söderbergh Widding is Professor of Cinema Studies and President of Stockholm University since February 2013 until January 31, 2025, when her appointment expires.
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