Stig Adolf Roth (28 March 1900 – 20 August 1972) was a

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art historian, museum curator, and museum director.

Career

Roth was born in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

, Sweden, the son of the dentist Adolf Roth and his wife Kjersti Davida Svensson. He passed ''

studentexamen Studentexamen (Swedish for "students' examination" or "students' degree"), earlier also ''mogenhetsexamen'' ("maturity examination") was the name of the university entrance examination in Sweden from the 17th century to 1968. From 1862 to 1968 ...

'' in Malmö in 1918 and was an assistant during the excavations in Gamla Lödöse in 1917 and in 1919 and he became an extraordinary curator assistant at the

Gothenburg Museum The Museum of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs stadsmuseum) is a local history museum located in the city centre of Gothenburg in western Sweden. It is located in the East India House ( sv, Ostindiska huset), originally built as the Swedish East Indi ...

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

the same year. Roth obtained a Bachelor of Arts (fil.kand.) degree in Gothenburg in 1921 and was secretary in the Jubilee Exposition in Gothenburg's Arts Committee in 1923 and curator assistant at the

Gothenburg Museum of Art Gothenburg Museum of Art ( sv, Göteborgs konstmuseum) is located at Götaplatsen in Gothenburg, Sweden. It claims to be the third largest art museum in Sweden by size of its collection. Collections The museum holds the world's finest collect ...

in 1924. Roth obtained a Licentiate of Philosophy (fil.lic.) degree in 1926. He was the leader of the excavation of

Gudhem Abbey Gudhem Abbey ( sv, Gudhems kloster) is the ruin of a nunnery which was in operation from 1152 to 1529. It is located in Gudhem outside Falköping in the Falbygden area in Västergötland, Sweden. It was initially part of the Benedictine and later ...

from 1928 to 1948 and of the excavation of Bjerka Church from 1929 to 1930. Roth was curator and head of the historical department of the Gothenburg Museum from 1935 to 1965 and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (fil.dr.) degree in 1937. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Roth was chief of

C-byrån C-byrån ("C bureau") was a Swedish secret intelligence agency established in 1939, sorting under the Swedish Armed Forces. It was led by Major Carl Petersén. During World War II C-byrån organized operations in the German-occupied Norway and O ...

's Gothenburg Group. He was secretary and curator of Gothenburg's Art Association (''Göteborgs konstförening'') in 1933 and was a board member of the City Council Natural and Cultural Protection Preparation (''Stadsfullmäktiges natur- och kulturskyddsberedning'') from 1935 to 1964. Roth was a board member of the ''Bildtska hembygdsmuseet'' from 1935, of the Heritage Council in

Gothenburg and Bohus County Gothenburg and Bohus County ( sv, Göteborgs och Bohus län) was a county of Sweden until 1997, when it was merged with Skaraborg County and Älvsborg County to form Västra Götaland County. The county was named after the city of Gothenburg a ...

(''Kulturminnesrådet i Göteborgs och Bohus län'') from 1935, of the ''Kulturminnesföreningen Gathenhielm'' from 1937 to 1964, of the City Library Board (''Stadsbiblioteksstyrelsen'') from 1943, of the Swedish Archaeological Society (''Svenska arkeologiska samfundet'') from 1947, of the ''Gunnebos styrelse'' from 1949 and of the Felix Lindberg's Endowment Fund (''Felix Lindbergs donationsfond'') from 1951. Roth was chairman of the Swedish section of the Scandinavian Museum Association (''Skandinaviska museiförbundet'') from 1953 to 1956. Roth became a member of the

Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-Samhället i Göteborg, abbreviated KVVS and often known simply as ''Samhället'') is a Swedish Royal Academy. Its predecessor was founded in Gothenburg ...

in 1944 and became its chairman in 1954.

Personal life

In 1926 he married Mona Bratt (born 1902), the daughter of merchant Gustaf Bratt and Olga Westerberg. Roth died in 1972 and was buried at Kviberg Cemetery in Gothenburg.

Awards and decorations

Roth's awards: *Knight of the

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of the ...

*Knight of the

Order of Vasa The Royal Order of Vasa () is a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden for service to state and society especially in the fields of agriculture, mining and commerce. It was instituted on 29 May 1772 by King Gustav III. It was u ...

King Haakon VII Freedom Cross King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross ( no, Haakon VIIs Frihetskors) was established in Norway on 18 May 1945. The medal is awarded to Norwegian or foreign military or civilian personnel for outstanding achievement in wartime. It is ranked fifth in the ...

*Norwegian medal for personnel who participated in Norway's struggle for freedom *City of Gothenburg's Badge of Merit in Gold (''Göteborgs stads förtjänsttecken i guld'')

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Stig 1900 births 1972 deaths Swedish curators Swedish art historians Swedish male writers People of the C-byrån Swedish people of World War II People from Malmö Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Knights of the Order of Vasa Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Members of the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg