Verner von Heidenstam

Verner von Heidenstam
Portrait by Johan Krouthén, 1931
Lit.West
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1400-1600
1600-1800
1800+
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a Swedish poet, novelist and Nobel laureate. His poems and prose work are filled with a great joy of life, sometimes imbued with a love of Swedish history and scenery
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in literature (1916)
"in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature"
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Born
Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam 6 July 1859 Olshammar, Örebro County, Sweden
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Died
20 May 1940 (aged 80) Övralid, Östergötland, Sweden
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Nationality
Swedish
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Occupation
Poet, novelist
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adultbasic
Sweden
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era
1800+
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Notable awards
Nobel Prize in Literature 1916
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Relatives
Gustaf von Heidenstam (father)
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Spouse
Emilia Uggla (m. 1880, d. 1893); Olga Wiberg (m. 1893, div.); Greta Sjöberg (m. 1900, div.)

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