Oscar Levertin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Oscar Levertin

Swedish poet, critic and literary historian

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1862

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1906

Profession: writer, poet, university teacher, literary critic, literary historian

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Oscar Ivar Levertin (17 July 1862, Norrköping – 22 September 1906) was a Swedish poet, critic and literary historian.
Levertin was a dominant voice of the Swedish cultural scene from 1897, when he started writing influential high-profile essays and reviews in the daily paper Svenska Dagbladet. From 1899 until his early death in 1906 he also occupied the first Chair of literary history at the University of Stockholm, in which role he published extensive studies, particularly in Swedish 18th century literature.



Alternative names	Carl Olof Larsson
Description	Swedish painter, watercolourist, drawer, illustrator, cartoonist and designer
Date of birth/death	28 May 1853	22 January 1919
Location of birth/death	Storkyrkoförsamlingen	Sundborns
Authority control	: Q187310 VIAF: 4932213 ISNI: 0000 0001 1020 2579 ULAN: 500006371 LCCN: n79106337 NLA: 36532500 WorldCat