Eyvind Johnson
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Eyvind Johnson was a Swedish novelist and author who lived from 1900 to 1976 and became one of the significant literary figures of his country. He is notable for his contributions to Swedish literature during the 20th century, a period when the country was developing its modern literary identity.
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- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
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- Optical Constants of the Noble Metals
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- Model-based Analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS)
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Eyvind Johnson (29 July 1900 – 25 August 1976) was a Swedish novelist and short story writer. Regarded as the most groundbreaking novelist in modern Swedish literature he became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson with the citation: for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom.
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1900 births1976 deaths20th-century Swedish novelists20th-century Swedish short story writersBiography articles needing translation from Swedish WikipediaDobloug Prize winnersHarry MartinsonMale short story writersMembers of the Swedish AcademyNobel laureates in LiteratureNordic Council Literature Prize winnersPeople from Boden, Sweden