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Katarina Taikon
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Swedish Romani writer-actor
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Katarina Taikon was a Swedish writer, actor, and political activist. Born in Örebro, Sweden, she was a member of the Kalderash ethnic group. Her professional career began in 1963, during which she wrote in Swedish. Her works include children's literature such as *Förlåt att vi stör!*, *Hur blev det sen då*, *Katitzi?*, *Katitzi barnbruden*, *Katitzi Z-1234*, and *Niki*. She also worked in acting.
Taikon was the sister of Rosa Taikon. She was married to Langhammer, taking the name Katarina Taikon-Langhammer. Her field of work included human rights. She died on December 30, 1995. She is buried at Skogskyrkogården.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Förlåt att vi stör!
- Hur blev det sen då, Katitzi?
- Katitzi barnbruden
- Katitzi Z-1234
- Niki
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Film & TV
Almby, Örebro län, Sweden
Katarina Taikon was a Swedish Romany activist, leader in the civil rights movement, writer and actor, from the Kalderash caste. She was the sister of Rosa Taikon.
Known for
- Åsa-Nisse på semester1953
- Marianne1953
- Tull-Bom — Girl at Coq d'Or1951
- Motorkavaljerer1950
- Singoalla1949
- Break Up — dancing girl1949
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1932-07-29 ) 29 July 1932, Almby, Örebro , Sweden
- Died
- 30 December 1995 (1995-12-30) (aged 63), Ytterhogdal , Hälsingland , Sweden
- Other name
- Kahtitsi Taikon
- Occupations
- Activist, writer and actor
- Spouses
- ? ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) Björn Langhammer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 )
- Relatives
- Rosa Taikon (sister)
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Described at
Katarina Taikon
romarchive.eu →Katarina Taikon (Katharina Maria Taikon, Katarina Taikon-Langhammer, 1932–1995), Kaldarash Romni and the sister of the jeweller Rosa Taikon, was a prominent activist and leader of Romani civil rights movement in Sweden. She was also an actress and writer known mainly for the ‘Katitzi’ book series. Taikon’s main activities were aimed at securing the civil rights of Roma in Sweden. Through political activism, media campaigning and writing, she raised the issue of the conditions in which Roma were living and their lack of access to education and housing, among other issues. Taikon‘s first book, Zigenerska , describes her own life and provides an insight into the life of the Swedish Roma and their position in society. Realising that stereotypes among the majority population could hardly change without addressing younger audiences, Taikon decided to write children’s books based to a great extent on her own experience as Romani child who spend some time in orphanage. The very popular and successful ‘Katitzi’ series was the result of that decision. Katarina Taikon is often called the ‘Martin Luther King of Sweden’. In 2015 a documentary about her life was released.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Katarina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Sibling
- Rosa Taikon
- Occupation
- political activist
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Field of work
- human rights
- Image
- Katarina Taikon 1953.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1932-07-29
- date of death
- 1995-12-30
- place of burial
- Skogskyrkogården
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- Commons category
- Katarina Taikon
- ethnic group
- Kalderash
- described at URL
- www.romarchive.eu/en/collection/p/katarina-taikon
- married name
- Katarina Taikon-Langhammer
- writing language
- Swedish
- described by source
- Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Katarina Taikon-Langhammer (29 July 1932 – 30 December 1995) was a Swedish Romani activist, leader in the civil rights movement, writer and actor, from the Kalderash sub group. She was the sister of Rosa Taikon. She has been called the Martin Luther King of Sweden.
Family background
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