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Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy. [1] Karlfeldt had been offered the award already in 1919 but ...
Jul 20, 1998 · Erik Axel Karlfeldt (born July 20, 1864, Folkärna, Sweden—died April 8, 1931, Stockholm) was a Swedish poet whose essentially regional, tradition-bound poetry was extremely popular and won him the Nobel Prize for Literature posthumously in 1931; he had refused it in 1918, at least in part because of his position as secretary to the Swedish Academy, which awards the prize.
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Erik Axel Karlfeldt, ursprungligen Eriksson, född 20 juli 1864 i Karlbo i Folkärna socken i Kopparbergs län, död 8 april 1931 i Engelbrekts församling ' Stockholm, var en svensk poet och författare. Han var ledamot av Svenska Akademien 1904–1931 och postum mottagare av Nobelpriset i litteratur 1931. Karlfeldt blev 1913 Svenska ...
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864-1931) was born in Karlbo in the province of Dalekarlia. The name Karlfeldt, which he assumed in 1889, was derived from the name of his father’s farm; his parents were Erik Janson and Anna Stina Jansdotter, both of whom came from old mining families. Karlfeldt attended schools at his birthplace and at Västerås ...
Erik Axel Karlfeldt was born in Folkärna in the province of Dalarna, where generations of his family worked in mining and farming. After completing his schooling in his home town and in Västerås, he studied at Uppsala University (1885-1898), with several breaks to earn money as a teacher and journalist.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt was born in Karlbo in the province of Dalekarlia on July 20, 1864. Karlfeldt attended schools at his birthplace and at Västerås, where he graduated in 1885. He studied at the University of Uppsala and received his degree in 1898.
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Karlfeldt, Erik Axel, f 20 juli 1864 på Tolvmansgården, Karlbo, Folkärna, Kopp, d 8 april 1931 i Sthlm, Engelbr. Föräldrar: lantbrukaren Erik Eriksson o Anna Jansdtr. Mogenhetsex vid h a l i Västerås vt 85, inskr vid UU ht 85, tidvis tjänst som informator, antog namnet K 89, medarb i Aftonbladet 89, FK 30 maj 92, lärare vid Djursholms ...
