Herbert Tingsten

Herbert Tingsten
Herbert Tingsten in 1952
Born
Herbert Lars Gustaf Tingsten

(1896-03-17)17 March 1896
Järfälla, Sweden
Died26 December 1973(1973-12-26) (aged 77)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Political scientist, writer, newspaper publisher

Herbert Lars Gustaf Tingsten (17 March 1896 – 26 December 1973) was a Swedish political scientist, writer and newspaper publisher. An influential figure in Swedish political science, he was a professor of political science at Stockholm University from 1935 to 1946, and executive editor of the newspaper Dagens Nyheter from 1946 to 1959.