Bernhard Karlgren [ˈbɛːɳaɖ ˈkɒːɭɡɾeːn] (15 October 1889, Jönköping - 20 October 1978) was a Swedish sinologist, philologist, and the founder of Swedish sinology as a scholarly discipline. His full name was Klas Bernhard Johannes Karlgren, and he adopted the Chinese name "Gao Ben Han" simplified Chinese: 高本汉; traditional Chinese: 高本漢; pinyin: Gāo Běnhàn).

Contents

• 1 Education and first journey to China
• 2 Career as sinologist
• 3 Legacy
• 4 Selected works
• 5 Notes
• 6 Further reading