Herman Lindqvist (journalist)

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{{short description|Swedish journalist}}

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| image = Herman Lindqvist maj 2013.jpg

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| caption = Herman Lindqvist during a campaign for Barncancerfonden at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm (May 2013)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|4|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden

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| occupation = Writer, journalist

| nationality = Swedish

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| period = 1969–present

| genre = Popular history

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| notableworks = Historien om Sverige

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| partner = Liliana Komorowska

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Herman Lindqvist (born 1 April 1943 in Stockholm) is a Swedish journalist who has served as foreign correspondent in many countries and authored a number of popular books on Swedish history.[http://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/Forfattare/Forfattarpresentation/?PersonId=32724 Herman Lindqvist] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130506024947/http://www.albertbonniersforlag.se/Forfattare/Forfattarpresentation/?PersonId=32724 |date=6 May 2013 }}, author presentation at Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed 26 April 2010 {{in lang|sv}} In particular his multiple-volume Historien om Sverige (1992–2002) has become very popular, but has also drawn criticism for allegedly lacking historical accuracy.[http://www.peterenglund.com/textarkiv/lindqvistbok.htm Herman snubblar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504005216/http://www.peterenglund.com/textarkiv/lindqvistbok.htm |date=4 May 2010 }}, review by Peter Englund in Expressen, September 1994 {{in lang|sv}}

His daughter Elin Lindqvist is a writer. {{Cite website|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/J1bdy6/jag-vill-skriva-om-resten-av-varlden|title="Jag vill skriva om resten av världen"|date=2 June 2006|newspaper=Aftonbladet|access-date=8 February 2025}}