Edward Blom


Edward Blom is a Swedish archivist, trade historian, writer and a television personality.

Biography

Blom was born in Ekerö and is the brother of the Swedish author. He studied humanities at the universities of Trier, Stockholm, Uppsala and Freiburg, where he became a member of Corps Suevia Freiburg. In 1996, he earned a degree in archival studies. He is one of the founders of the Verein Corpsstudenten in Schweden, a board member of the and an active member, among other things, of the Sällskapet and Par Bricole. He was previously vice president of the.
He works as a boss at särskilda projekt at the in Stockholm. He was the editor of their business magazine . He is very much involved in the history of trade, food and beverages. He performed the song Livet på en Pinne at Melodifestivalen 2018.
Blom 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. In 2009, he became known to a wider audience with the series Mellan skål och vägg med Edward Blom, where he travels around Sweden together with economics journalist, showcasing gastronomy and drinks and telling stories from the places they visited. He appears regularly on radio, especially, on Sveriges Radio P3's programme.
He has contributed articles to a great number of journals, including Arv och Minne ; Den lille Fascikeln ; , and Tema Arkiv.
Blom is a well-known and active member in the Catholic community, and in 2008 was ordained as a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem by the Catholic Bishop Anders Arborelius.

Discography

Singles

Featured singles

Books and eBooks

  • Deutsche, die das Stockholmer Brauereiwesen industrialisierten
  • Handelsbilder – 125 år med Svensk Handel
  • Tyskarna som industrialiserade Stockholms bryggerinäring: en studie i till Stockholm invandrade tyska bryggare och bryggeriarbetare under 1800-talets senare hälft, med inriktning på nätverk och personer
  • Den svenska handelns historia .
  • Familjeföreningen Concordia Catholica 1995-2005 – Jubileumsskrift över föreningens senaste decennium med anledning av dess 110-årsjubileum , tillsammans med James Blom
  • ICA-historien – i parti och detalj.
  • Jehanders – 125 år i Stockholmarnas tjänst , tillsammans med Lars Lundqvist

    Articles

  • "Agape", novell i: Anna Braw Tillsammansmat
  • "Säljande gudar och livbojar" i Identitet : om varumärken, tecken och symboler..
  • "Berömda arkivspex och arkivrevyer" i Tjugo år med Arkivrådet AAS
  • Flera artiklar i cd/DVD:erna Söder i våra hjärtan.
  • The Ericsson Files,
  • Gamla Stan under 750 år.