Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Erik Axel Karlfeldt

Swedish poet

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1864

Place of Birth: Folkärna, Dalarna County, Sweden

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1931

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Erik Axel Karlfeldt

  • 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 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously in 1931 after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy.
  • It has been rumored that he had been offered, but declined, the award already in 1919.

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