C. Georg (Carl Georg) Starbäck

Carl Georg Starbäck (1828–1885) was born in Falun, Sweden, and studied history at Uppsala University, earning a philosophy doctorate in 1854. He worked as a teacher and later as a lecturer in history and Swedish at the higher elementary school in Norrköping. He also edited the newspaper Svenska arbetaren from 1861 to 1865 and served as secretary of the Östergötland Antiquarian Society.

Starbäck wrote historical studies, schoolbooks, novels, and popular accounts of Swedish history. His best-known historical novels include Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1868–1869) and Nils Bosson Sture (1870–1871), while his multivolume Berättelser ur svenska historien helped foster broad interest in Sweden’s national past.

A stroke in December 1872 ended his ability to teach and write, and he spent his remaining years in poor health. After his death in Uppsala on October 8, 1885, his legacy continued through the Starbäck scholarship fund, established to support the study of history at Uppsala University.