Strid received his PhD in
Nordic languages from
Stockholm University in 1981, where he was made a
docent in 1982. Since 2002, Strid was Professor of Linguistics at
Linköping University. In 2006, Strid won the prestigious
Cnattingius Prize for his pioneering research on the history and culture of
Östergötland. He died in
Linköping on December 25, 2019. ==Selected works==