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''' Alvar Ellegård''' (1919-2008) was a Swedish author. | ''' Alvar Ellegård''' (1919-2008) was a Swedish author. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 12, 1919. He was a scholar and linguist, professor of English at the University of Gothenburg (1953-84), and a member of the academic board of the Swedish National Encyclopedia. After his retirement, he devoted himself to the study of the figure of Jesus. Was a proponent of a variant of the [[Jesus Myth Theory]], which derived the figure of Jesus from the Essene [[Teacher of Righteousness]]. Died on February 8, 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden. | ||
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====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Elleg%C3%A5rd Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Elleg%C3%A5rd Wikipedia.en] | ||
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[[Category:Swedish Writers|1919 Ellegard]] | [[Category:Swedish Writers|1919 Ellegard]] | ||
[[Category:Born in the 1910s| | [[Category:Born in the 1910s| 1919 Ellegard]] | ||
[[Category:Died in the 2000s| | [[Category:Died in the 2000s| 2008 Ellegard]] | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 3 January 2017
Alvar Ellegård (1919-2008) was a Swedish author. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 12, 1919. He was a scholar and linguist, professor of English at the University of Gothenburg (1953-84), and a member of the academic board of the Swedish National Encyclopedia. After his retirement, he devoted himself to the study of the figure of Jesus. Was a proponent of a variant of the Jesus Myth Theory, which derived the figure of Jesus from the Essene Teacher of Righteousness. Died on February 8, 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden.