Esaias Tegnér
1782
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1846
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
genre: narrative poetry
country of citizenship: Sweden
languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish
educated at: Lund University
occupation: poet, priest, writer, university teacher
position held: seat 8 of the Swedish Academy
Esaias Tegnér (Swedish: [tɛŋˈneːr]; 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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