Present and Previous Positions

• Professor Emeritus at the Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University
• 1973 - 1993 Professor at the Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University

• Astronomy

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA), 1968 - date (1:st Vice president 1986 - 1988)
• Member of the Swedish National Committee for Astronomy, 1968 - 1995
• Member of NFR's Committee for ESO, 1972 - 1992 (chairman 1988 - 1992)
• Member of a working group that developed Sweden's first "Astronomigymnasium" (Astronomy high school), 1985 - 1989
• Member of Fakultetsnämnden and Tjänsteförslagsnämnden, Stockholm University, 1989
• Member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Executive Committee, 1985 - 1991
• Member of the General Prize Committee of the Balzan Foundation, 1985 - date
• Foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, 1987 - date
• Member of ESO Council, 1988 - 1992 (president 1988 - 1990)
• Member of NOT Council, 1989 - 1990 (president 1989 - 1990)
• Member of the Council of the European Astronomical Society, 1993 - date

Curriculum Vitae

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Publication list

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Highlights of my work and anecdotes

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Other information