Per Stam was born in Vansbro, Sweden, in 1964 and holds a PhD in Literature from Uppsala University.
He has been editor in Chief at The Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Stockholm University, and Research fellow at The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, Helsinki.

His publications include: Introducción, in August Strindberg, Una mirada al Universo. Ensayos sobre alquimia, ciencias naturales, misticismo, fotografia y pintura, ed. Carles Magrinyà, 2016; Ed., Henry Parland, Sönder (om framkallning av Veloxpapper), 2005/2014; Ed., August Strindberg, Vivisektioner II, 2011