Edward Blom

Edward Blom at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2010.

Edward Blom, born 22 October 1970 in Ekerö, Sweden, is a Swedish archivist, trade historian, writer and a television personality in Sweden.

Edward Blom works as “Chef, särskilda projekt” (Head of special projects) at the “Centrum för Näringslivshistoria” (Centre for Business History in Stockholm), is the editor of the magazine Centrum för Näringslivshistoria, Företagsminnen (Business memories) and he is very much involved in the history of trade, food and beverage.

He has taken part in several programs about the history of the trade, especially for the Swedish TV channel TV8, including the series "Fredag med Edward" (Friday with Edward). In 2009, he became known to a wider audience with the series “Mellan skål och vägg med Edward Blom” (Between the bowl and the wall) with Edward Blom, where he travels around Sweden together with the economics journalist Peter Andersson, showing gastronomy and drinks and telling stories from the visited places. He appears regularly on radio, especially, in P3's "Morgonpasset".

Biography

Blom was born on Ekerö (Sweden) and is the brother of Anna Dunér. He studied humanities at the universities of Trier, Stockholm, Uppsala and Freiburg, where he became a member of Corps Suevia Freiburg . In 1996 he got a degree in archival studies.

He is one of the founders of the “Verein Corpsstudenten in Schweden” (Verein Corp. Studenten in Sweden, a board member of the “Concordia Catholica” (Catholic Concordy) and active member of “Sällskapet Emil Hildebrands Vänner” (inter alia, Society Emil Hilde's Friends) and “Par Bricole”. He was previously vice president of “Katolsk historisk förening i Sverige” (Catholic Historical Association in Sweden). He has contributed articles for a great number of journals, such as “Arv och Minne”(Heritage and Memory); “Den lille Fascikeln” (The Little Fascicles); “Katolskt magasin” (Catholic Magazine), and “Tema Arkiv”( Theme File). He is a well-known and active member in the catholic environments, and on 2008 was ordained as a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem by the catholic bishop Anders Arborelius.

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