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Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1864 – 1931 · aged 67
Swedish poet (1864–1931)
- Born
- 20 Jul 1864 · Folkärna
- Died
- 8 Apr 1931 · Engelbrekt church parish
Life timeline
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- 20 Jul 1864BornBorn in Folkärna
- 1904 – 1931RoleSeat 11 of the Swedish Academy
- 1913 – 1931RoleSwedish Academy permanent secretary
- 1916AwardSamfundet De Nio's Grand Prize
- 1931AwardNobel Prize in Literature
- 8 Apr 1931DiedDied in Engelbrekt church parish
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1864 – 1931).
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy. Karlfeldt had been offered the award already in 1919 but refused to accept it, because of his position as permanent secretary to the Swedish Academy (1913–1931), which awards the prize.
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