Gustaf Hallström

Gustaf Axel Hallström (July 11, 1880 - October 5, 1962) was a Swedish archaeologist and photographer. He was born and died on Södermalm in Stockholm. Both of his parents were schoolteachers; one of his brothers is the soldier, adventurer and ethnologist Ivor Thord-Gray.[1]

In the course of his career, Hällstrom documented one of the largest collections of petroglyphs in Northern Europe, at Nämforsen in Ångermanland.[2][3] He also took thousands of photographs documenting many aspects of Sami culture.[4][5] In 1942, in the midst of World War II, he traveled by skiis across territory in Finland and Nazi-occupied Norway. From 1925 until his retirement in 1945, he worked for the Swedish National Heritage Board.

He has also been the subject of recent controversy over his participation in scientific racism and possible sympathies for Nazi Germany.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Gustaf Hallströms fotografisamling (Forskningsarkivet)
  2. ↑ Namforsen
  3. ↑ Hallström, Gustaf (1960). Monumental art of northern Sweden from the stone age: Nämforsen and other localities. Almqvist & Wiksell.
  4. ↑ "Gustaf Hallstrom photography archives". Umeå university. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ Gustaf was here
  6. ↑ Swedish Radio
  7. ↑ De svenska minoritets- och områdesforskarna
  8. ↑ Obestyrkta anklagelser mot arkeologen Gustaf Hallstrom
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