Kristina Lindell (1928-2005): in memoriam.(OBITUARY)(Obituary)

Asian Folklore Studies, April, 2005 by Fiskesjo, Magnus

KRISTINA LINDELL, renowned scholar of Asian folklore, linguistics, and culture, internationally well known for her long-term research on and engagement for the culture of the Kammu (Khmu) people of northern Southeast Asia, passed away on 8 February 2005 in Lund, Sweden. The cause was cancer, which she had previously battled and proudly survived. She is survived by her brother Ebbe Lindell, retired professor of psychology and pedagogy.

Kristina Lindell, whose full name was Ulla Marta Kristina Lindell, was born in Lurid in 1928. Lund University was for many years the home base for her wide-ranging research on Asia, which earned her the prestigious Rausing Prize in 1988, as well as a Lund University honorary doctorate in 1994. She made decisive and long-term...

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