Hans ''Wilhelm'' Kristofer Agrell (born 13 October 1950) is a

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writer and historian within the area of peace and conflict studies. His authorship has mostly focussed on Swedish

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and

defence policy Military policy (also called defence policy or defense policy) is public policy dealing with multinational security and the military. It comprises the measures and initiatives that governments do or do not take in relation to decision-making and ...

during the Cold War.

Early life

Agrell was born on 13 October 1950 in

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Located north of the c ...

, Sweden, the son of , a professor of

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and

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working in the area of

military psychology Military psychology is a specialization within psychology that applies psychological science to promote the readiness of military members, organizations, and operations. Military psychologists provide support to the military in many ways, includ ...

, and Estrid (née Ehrenberg). He's the grandson of Sigurd Agrell.

Career

He studied at Stockholm University and received his bachelor's degree in 1972 and he served in the Swedish Army School of Staff Work and Communications (''Arméns stabs- och sambandsskola'', StabSbS) from 1972 to 1973. Agrell was then sent to the

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following the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...

as part of the Swedish 52 M Battalion in the

United Nations Emergency Force The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was a military and peacekeeping operation established by the United Nations General Assembly to secure an end to the Suez Crisis of 1956 through the establishment of international peacekeepers on the bor ...

. After that he served in the Air Staff from 1974 to 1976 and was first administrative officer in the Defence Staff from 1976 to 1978. He started working at the Research Policy Institute in 1978 and started postgraduate studies at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion with a thesis about the Swedish military doctrine from 1945 to 1982. He became

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Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion and since 2006 he is

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at Lund University.

Personal life

In 1977 he married librarian (born 1952), the daughter of agronomist Hilding Frostell and Gunnel (née Brunberg).

Awards and decorations

United Nations Emergency Force Medal The United Nations Emergency Force Medal was a service medal of the United Nations for service in the United Nations Emergency Force between 7 November 1956 and 19 May 1967. History In 1956, Egypt came into conflict with the combined forces of Is ...

Nils Holgersson Plaque The Nils Holgersson Plaque is an award given by Swedish Library Association. It was established in 1950, and named for the book ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' by Selma Lagerlöf. It is an annual award given to the author of the best children' ...

(2002)

Honours

*Member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Krigsvetenskapsakademien) is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden and was founded on 12 November 1796 by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell. The academy is an independent organization and a forum for m ...

(1990) *Member of the board of (from 2008)

Selected bibliography

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agrell, Wilhelm 1950 births Living people People from Uppsala 20th-century Swedish historians 21st-century Swedish historians Writers from Uppland Stockholm University alumni Lund University alumni Academic staff of Lund University Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Swedish Air Force personnel Recipients of the Nils Holgersson Plaque