Leonhard Fredrik Rääf, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Leonhard Fredrik Rääf

Swedish writer

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1786

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1872

Profession: writer, historian, archivist, archaeologist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Leonhard Fredrik Rääf (1786 – 1872) also known as Ydredrotten was a Swedish folklorist, local historian and conservative politician from Ydre.
During a time Rääf had a literary saloon in Tomestorp which was frequented by among others Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom.
In 1843 Rääf moved to a farm in Forsnäs where he lived until death in 1872. Rääf is buried together with some possessions in a Viking-style mound at the shores of Lägern.