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Also known as A. Sṭrindberg, Augusts Strindbergs, August Johan Strindberg, Sutorintoberuku

Swedish writer and painter (1849–1912)

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August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, poet, photographer, and painter. Born in Stockholm in 1849, he was educated at Uppsala University and resided in Stockholm, Uppsala, and Berlin. He died in Adolf Fredriks parish, Stockholm, in 1912. His notable works include The Red Room, The Father, Miss Julie, and Inferno.

Strindberg was associated with the naturalism and Symbolism movements. He was influenced by Henrik Ibsen, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Georg Brandes. He was married to Siri von Essen, Frida Uhl, and Harriet Bosse, and had a child named Karin Smirnov. His works are described in sources such as the Dictionary of Swedish National Biography and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Writing · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Johan August Strindberg (22 January 1849–14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural analysis, and politics. A bold experimenter and…

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  • Strindberg och Paris1963
  • August Strindberg's Burial1912

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Sweden
Active from
1849
Active to
1912

Discography

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sweden
Place of birth
Stockholm
Place of death
Adolf Fredriks parish
Occupation
prose writer
Languages spoken
French
Native language
Swedish
Religion
atheism
Field of work
drama
Movement
Symbolism
Image
August Strindberg (Björkman 1912).jpg
Work location
Stockholm
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IPA transcription
ˌoːɡɵst ˈstrindbærʝ
Commons category
August Strindberg
date of birth
1849-01-22
date of death
1912-05-14
topic's main category
Category:August Strindberg
Commons Creator page
August Strindberg
influenced by
Emmanuel Swedenborg
Commons gallery
August Strindberg
name in native language
Johan August Strindberg
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
stomach cancer
has works in the collection
Nordic Museum
pseudonym
Härved Ulf
date of burial or cremation
1912-05-19
writing language
French
start of work period
1869-00-00
end of work period
1909-00-00
place of burial
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on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
ethnic group
Swedes
short name
August Strindberg
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Works in European collections

22 objects attributed to اگوست استریندبرگ, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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