Erik Sjöqvist

He was the son of John Sjöqvist, professor of medical chemistry and pharmacy at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.

Sjöqvist joined the Princeton faculty in 1951 where he served one year as a visiting professor of Classical Archeology.

In 1955, Sjöqvist was responsible for the inception of the Princeton sponsored excavations of the city of Morgantina in Sicily.

The excavations were intended to serve as training for graduate students in the Princeton University, Department of Art and Archaeology.

Sjöqvist also served as adviser to the Swedish Crown Prince, and later King, Gustaf VI Adolf.