Peter Ortman

Swedish author of books, lyrics and poetry as well as composer and artist, born 10 May 1939 in Gävle Staffan parish in Gävleborg county, died 16 November 2008 in Raus parish in Helsingborg in Skåne county. After graduating and academic studies, he became a bachelor of philosophy in 1964 and a licentiate in philosophy in 1971. He was a literary critic Sydsvenska Dagbladet Snällposten 1965–1975, teacher at the Department of Literary Studies / Drama Theater Film at Lund University 1966–1975, playwright for TV 1 1980–1984 and guest researcher at the Department of International Pedagogy in Stockholm 1987–1990.