Dieter Strand was born in 1936 in Leipzig, Germany, writes his daughter Katarina Strand in an email to TT.
Strand has been awarded both the Grand Journalism Prize (1980) and the Golden Pen (1985).
He worked for many years at Aftonbladet as a political columnist and followed, among other things, the Social Democrats' leader Olof Palme during the election campaign in 1979. His meetings with Palme are the basis for the book "Palme again?" from 1980.
"Fantastic stories"
For Aftonbladet, Strand covered every American presidential election between 1964 and 1992 and was the only Swedish journalist at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles when Bobby Kennedy was shot dead in 1968.
He told us fantastic stories as children, which were completely unreal for us, about his upbringing in Germany and his escape to Sweden. This perspective he had as a refugee child was very strong. As children, we sat with wide eyes and listened, says Katarina Strand to Aftonbladet.
"Unique ability"
Sweden's former Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson describes him as "one of the most talented political journalists in Sweden during the 20th century".
He had a unique ability to create interest in and insight into politics, says Carlsson to Aftonbladet.
Strand has written about the family's history in the book "Hitler and us - a family history" (2001).
He became an honorary doctor at Linnaeus University in Växjö in 2004.
Dieter Strand passed away on Sunday, 88 years old. He leaves behind two children and two grandchildren.
