Esaias Tegnér, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Esaias Tegnér

Swedish poet, professor and bishop

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1782

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1846

Profession: writer, priest, poet, university teacher

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Esaias Tegnér (Swedish: [t??'ne?r]; 13 November 1782 (1782-11-13) – 2 November 1846 (1846-11-03)) was a Swedish writer, professor of the Greek language, and bishop.
He was during the 19th century regarded as the father of modern poetry in Sweden, mainly through the national romantic epic Frithjof's Saga.
He has been called Sweden's first modern man.
Much is known about him, and he also wrote openly about himself.