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Elsa Beskow, born Elsa Maartman in Stockholm in 1874, was a Swedish writer, illustrator, artist, and children's writer. She wrote in Swedish and studied at Konstfack. Beskow was the spouse of Natanael Beskow and the mother of Bo Beskow. Her notable works include *Vill du läsa?*, *Puttes äventyr i blåbärsskogen*, *Hänschens skifahrt*, and *The Sun Egg*.
She died of cancer in Djursholm in 1953. Her works are held in the collection of the Nationalmuseum. Beskow is described by the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Significant persons associated with her include Anna Whitlock, Ellen Key, Alice Tegnér, and Jeanna Oterdahl.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1874
- Died
- 1953
- Works
- 43
Top works
- Vill du läsa?
- Önce emek sonra dilek
- Puttes äventyr i blåbärsskogen
- Hänschens skifahrt
- The Sun Egg
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Maria Magdalena församling, Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish author of children's books.
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Elsa Maartman , ( 1874-02-11 ) 11 February 1874, Stockholm , Sweden
- Died
- 30 June 1953 (1953-06-30) (aged 79), Stockholm , Sweden
- Occupation
- Author
- Language
- Swedish
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Education
- Anna Whitlock 's school
- Genre
- Children's literature
- Notable works
- Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender
- Spouse
- Natanael Beskow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1897 )
- Relatives
- Elisabeth Beskow husband's cousin
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elsa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Spouse
- Natanael Beskow
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Image
- Elsa Beskow ca 1900-1920.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Elsa Beskow
- date of birth
- 1874-02-11
- date of death
- 1953-06-30
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Elsa Maartman
- name in native language
- Elsa Beskow
- writing language
- Swedish
- relative
- Britta Gröndahl
- Commons Creator page
- Elsa Beskow
Sources (13)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Elsa Beskow, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Elsa Beskow (née Maartman; 11 February 1874 – 30 June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman and Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender.
Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elsa Beskow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.