Torsten Gårdlund

Torsten Gårdlund
Born(1911-02-23)23 February 1911
Stockholm, Sweden
Died21 February 2003(2003-02-21) (aged 91)
Genarp, Sweden
Years active1936–1976
Spouse(s)
Ingrid Schmidt
(m. 1939)

Ingrid Österling
(m. 1947)

(m. 1957)
Academic background
Alma materStockholm University College
Stockholm School of Economics
University of Chicago
ThesisIndustrial society (1942)
InfluencesEli Heckscher
Academic work
DisciplineInternational economics
Institutions

Torsten Waldemar Gårdlund (23 February 1911 – 21 February 2003) was a Swedish economist, economic historian, essayist and biographical writer. In economic history, he published several significant monographs, but also several works on individual Swedish industries. He was also active as a developing country advisor and wrote three books on development issues. Gårdlund was a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1947 to 1963, and professor of international economics at Lund University from 1965 to 1976.