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Edith Södergran
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Finland Swedish poet and writer (1892–1923)
OverviewAI-generated
Edith Irene Södergran was a Finnish poet and writer of the Finland Swedish ethnic group. Born in the Russian Empire in 1892, she was educated at Saint Peter's School and spoke Swedish and German. Her native language was Swedish, and her professional work began in 1916. She produced eighteen works, including the collections *Dikter, 1907-1909*, *Dikter och aforismer*, *Ediths brev*, *Klauenspur*, and *Complete poems*.
Södergran died of tuberculosis in 1923 at Roshchino, where she also worked and was buried. She held citizenship in the Russian Empire, Finland, and the Grand Duchy of Finland. Her manner of death was natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1923
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Complete poems
- Dikter, 1907-1909
- Dikter och aforismer
- Ediths brev
- Klauenspur
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1892-04-04 ) 4 April 1892, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
- Died
- 24 June 1923 (1923-06-24) (aged 31), Raivola , Finland , (present-day Roshchino, Russia)
- Resting place
- Raivola
- Language
- Swedish
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Education
- Petrischule ; Saint Peter's School
- Genre
- Poetry
- Literary movement
- Symbolist poetry ; futurism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Irene
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Roshchino
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Saint Peter's School
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Swedish
- Field of work
- poetry
- Image
- Edith Södergran with a bird hat.jpg
- Work location
- Roshchino
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- date of birth
- 1892-04-04
- date of death
- 1923-06-23
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Edith Södergran
- Commons category
- Edith Södergran
- start of work period
- 1916-00-00
- ethnic group
- Finland Swedes
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Encyclopedic overview
Edith Södergran, self-portrait. Edith Södergran, 5 years old. Edith Södergran childhood home at Raivola. Edith Södergran's memorial stone erected 1960 in Raivola. Edith Irene Södergran (4 April 1892 – 24 June 1923) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French Symbolism, German expressionism, and Russian futurism. At the age of 24 she released her first collection of poetry entitled Dikter ("Poems"). Södergran died at the age of 31, having contracted tuberculosis as a teenager. She did not live to experience the worldwide appreciation of her poetry, which has influenced many lyrical poets. Södergran is considered to have been one of the greatest modern Swedish-language poets, and her work continues to influence Swedish-language poetry and musical lyrics, for example, in the works of Mare Kandre, Gunnar Harding, Eva Runefelt, Heidi Sundblad-Halme, and Eva Dahlgren.
Childhood
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