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Also known as Gustav Fröding

Swedish writer (1860-1911)

Person · Open Library

Born
1860
Died
1911
Works
43

Top works

  • Folkskalden Robert Burns
  • I varje droppe är en ädelsten
  • Reconvalescentia
  • Dikter och prosa
  • Other poems

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1860
Active to
1911

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
25
Total plays
134

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gustaf+Fr%C3%B6ding">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1860-08-22 ) 22 August 1860, Alster , Sweden
Died
8 February 1911 (1911-02-08) (aged 50), Stockholm , Sweden
Language
Swedish

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gustaf
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of death
Oscar Parish
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Swedish
Image
Gustaf Fröding 1896 - 2.png
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Commons category
Gustaf Fröding
date of birth
1860-08-22
date of death
1911-02-08
place of burial
Uppsala Old Cemetery
Commons gallery
Gustaf Fröding
writing language
Swedish
start of work period
1891-00-00
Sources (9)

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Gustaf Fröding, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Gustaf Fröding ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈfrø̂ːdɪŋ] ; 22 August 1860 – 8 February 1911) was a Swedish poet and writer from Alster, Värmland. The family moved to Kristinehamn in the year 1867. He later studied at Uppsala University and worked as a journalist in Karlstad.

Poetry

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