Erik Gustaf Geijer

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Geijer, detail of an oil painting by J.G. Sandberg, 1828; in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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Born	January 12, 1783 • Sweden
Died	April 23, 1847 (aged 64) • Stockholm • Sweden

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Viktor Rydberg

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Pär Lagerkvist

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Bellman, detail of an oil painting by P. Krafft, 1779; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

Carl Michael Bellman

Swedish poet and musician

Almqvist, detail of an oil painting by C.P. Mazer, 1836, in the Nordiska Museet,Stockholm

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Artur Lundkvist

Swedish writer and critic

Gustaf Fröding

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Georg Stiernhielm

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Gunnar Ekelöf

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Johan Henrik Kellgren

Swedish poet

Levertin, oil painting by C.O. Larsson, 1906; in the Bonniers' Collection, Stockholm

Oscar Ivar Levertin

Swedish poet and scholar

Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht

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Anna Maria Lenngren

Swedish poet

Erik Lindegren

Swedish poet

Harry Martinson

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Erik Axel Karlfeldt

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Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom

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Birger Sjöberg

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