Selma Lagerlöf
1858 – 1940 · aged 82
Swedish writer (1858–1940)
- Born
- 20 Nov 1858 · Östra Ämtervik church parish
- Died
- 16 Mar 1940 · Östra Ämtervik church parish
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- 20 Nov 1858BornBorn in Östra Ämtervik church parish
- 1909AwardLitteris et Artibus
- 1909AwardNobel Prize in Literature
- 1914 – 1940RoleSeat 7 of the Swedish Academy
- 1929AwardOrder of the Three Stars, 3rd Class
- 16 Mar 1940DiedDied in Östra Ämtervik church parish
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1858 – 1940).
- 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
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19341934 FIFA World Cup
- 19361936 Summer Olympics
- 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
- 19381938 FIFA World Cup
- 1938Munich Agreement
- 1939 – 1940Winter War
- 1939 – 1945World War II
- 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
Biography
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (US also ; Swedish: [ˈsɛ̂lːma ˈlɑ̂ːɡɛˌɭøːv] ; 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. In 1914, she was the first woman to be granted a membership of the Swedish Academy.
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