Per T Ohlsson was also an author, and has written the books "Swedish politics", "The Conservative king", and "Albert Bonnier and his time", which were published last year.

In 2017, he was awarded an honorary doctorate at Lund University.

- Per T Ohlsson is one of the most important profiles ever written in Sydsvenskan.

For many, he is Sydsvenskan personified.

An incredibly skilled writer who constantly managed to find new angles and analyzes of the most important issues of the time, says journalist Jonas Kanje.

Per T Ohlsson was affected by cancer.

He left his last text to Sydsvenskan's Sunday newspaper and died on Wednesday.