Daniel Hjorth

Daniel Hjorth (18 July 1931 – 5 March 2020) was a Swedish literary scholar and publisher.

[1] He was assigned with Albert Bonniers Förlag from 1958,[1] where he assumed various editorial positions.

He was a literary critic for the newspaper Sydsvenskan from 1951 to 1956, and for Bonniers litterära magasin in 1955, Dagens Nyheter 1957, and for Svenska Dagbladet from 1975.

[2] His works include Bifugurer (1980), Kakafoni (1984), Excelsior (1987), Passanter (1990),[2] and Poesiens udde (2010).

[3] Hjort was born in Malmö on 18 July 1931, a son of Gustav Hjorth and Anna-Lisa Ahlström.