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Fredrika Bremer
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Swedish writer and feminist (1801–1865)
OverviewAI-generated
Fredrika Bremer was a Swedish writer and a figure in the field of feminism. Born in 1801 and dying in 1865, she was a member of the Finland Swedes ethnic group. Her native language was Swedish, which she also used for her writing. She worked in Stockholm and began her work period in 1828.
Her notable works include *Das haus, oder Familiensorgen und familienfreuden*, *The president's daughters*, *Strid och frid*, *Presidentensdöttrar*, and *The neighbours*. She wrote under the pseudonyms F. B., F. B—r., Fr. B., and Fr. Br., and was nicknamed Fiken. Her works are held in the collection of the Nationalmuseum. She died at Årsta Castle.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1801
- Died
- 1865
- Works
- 151
Top works
- Das haus, oder Familiensorgen und familienfreuden
- The president's daughters
- Strid och frid
- Presidentensdöttrar
- The neighbours
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1801-08-17 ) 17 August 1801, Turku , Sweden
- Died
- 31 December 1865 (1865-12-31) (aged 64), Årsta Castle , Sweden
- Occupation
- Writer
- Notable work
- Hertha
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of death
- Årsta Castle
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Field of work
- feminism
- Image
- A replica or study of Johan Gustaf Sandberg's portrait of Fredrika Bremer.jpg
- Work location
- Stockholm
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- Commons category
- Fredrika Bremer
- date of birth
- 1801-01-01
- date of death
- 1865-01-01
- Commons gallery
- Fredrika Bremer
- has works in the collection
- Nationalmuseum
- writing language
- Swedish
- Commons Creator page
- Fredrika Bremer
- pseudonym
- Fr. Br.
- significant person
- Ulrika von Strussenfelt
- start of work period
- 1820-00-00
- nickname
- Fiken
- name in native language
- Fredrika Bremer
- ethnic group
- Finland Swedes
- end of work period
- 1850-00-00
- P12749
- Etta Banda
- archives at
- Uppsala University Library
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Fredrika Bremer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Fredrika Bremer (17 August 1801 – 31 December 1865) was a Finnish-born Swedish writer and reformer. Her Sketches of Everyday Life were wildly popular in Britain and the United States during the 1840s and 1850s and she is regarded as the Swedish Jane Austen, bringing the realist novel to prominence in Swedish literature.
In her late 30s, Bremer successfully petitioned King Charles XIV for emancipation from her brother's wardship; in her 50s, her novel Hertha prompted a social movement that granted all unmarried Swedish women legal majority at the age of 25 and established Högre Lärarinneseminariet, Sweden's first female tertiary school. It also inspired Sophie Adlersparre to begin publishing the Home Review, Sweden's first women's magazine as well as the later magazine Hertha. In 1884, she became the namesake of the Fredrika Bremer Association, the first women's rights organization in Sweden.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fredrika Bremer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.