Ingvar Andersson

{{short description|Swedish historian}}

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Carl Ingvar Andersson (19 March 1899 – 14 October 1974) was a Swedish historian and director of the National Archives of Sweden.

Andersson was an associate professor at Lund University from 1928 to 1938Nationalencyklopedin. and director of the National Archives from 1950 to 1965. Most of his historical research was focused on the 16th century. Among his works is a biography of Eric XIV of Sweden (1935)Svensk uppslagsbok, vol 1, 1947-1955. and his life's work Skånes historia (1947–1975).{{cite web |url=https://lex.dk/Ingvar_Andersson |title=Ingvar Andersson |author=Kai Hørby |website=Lex.dk |date=April 23, 2023 |access-date=January 7, 2025}} In 1950 Andersson became a member of the Swedish Academy.