Gunnar Ekelöf

1907 - 1968

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movement: Art Nouveau, surrealism

country of citizenship: Sweden

native language: Swedish

languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish

educated at: Uppsala University

occupation: translator, poet, writer

award received: Dobloug Prize, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Tidningen Vi:s litteraturpris, Bellman Prize, grand Prize for promotion of literature, Nordic Council Literature Prize

position held: seat 18 of the Swedish Academy

Bengt Gunnar Ekelöf (15 September 1907 – 16 March 1968) was a Swedish poet and writer. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by Uppsala University in 1958. He won a number of prizes for his poetry. Source: Wikipedia (en)