Björn Kurtén

Björn Kurtén

Björn Olof Lennartson Kurtén (1924 – 1988) was a distinguished vertebrate paleontologist. He belonged to the Finland-Swedish minority in Finland. He was also the author of an acclaimed series of books about modern man's encounter with Neanderthals, such as "Dance of the Tiger" (1978, 1980). When asked what genre these works belonged in, Kurtén coined the term paleofiction to describe his oeuvre. This genre was popularized by Jean M. Auel in her Earth's Children series of books.

In the 1980s, Kurtén also hosted a 6-part TV series about the ice age, co-produced by several Scandinavian TV channels.

Partial bibliography

*"Istiden" ("The Ice Age") (Forum, 1969)
*"Den svarta tigern" (1978) ("Dance of the Tiger", 1980)
*"Mammutens rådare" (1982) ("Singletusk")
*"De skuldlösa mördarna" (1987) ("The Innocent Assassins", Columbia University Press, 1991)
*"The Cave Bear Story: Life and Death of a Vanished Animal (Columbia University Press, NY, 1976)
*"The Age of Mammals (Columbia University Press, NY, 1973)

External links

* [http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/bkurten.htm Authors' Calendar — Björn Olof Lennartson Kurtén (1924-1988)]


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