Erik Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940) was a pioneering Swedish architect whose work bridged the transition from Nordic Classicism to Modernism. He played a crucial role in introducing modernist architecture to Sweden, particularly through his contributions to the Stockholm International Exhibition of 1930. His most celebrated works include the Stockholm Public Library, a masterpiece of Nordic Classicism, and his collaboration with Sigurd Lewerentz on Skogskyrkogården cemetery, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Asplund also shaped architectural education as a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, influencing generations of architects with his innovative approach to space, form, and light.