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• Hjelm, Keve   b. June 23, 1922  d. February 3, 2004
  Acclaimed Actor and Director. One of Sweden´s leading actors on stage and screen through 55 years. He had a very personal style, and became a mentor for many actors. He also was an appreciated professor and pedagogue. His most noted role on film was as the drunk father in Bo Widerberg´s ”Kvarteret Korpen” (Raven´s End, 1963). Other noted films are ”Nattlek” (1966) where he played against Ingrid Thulin and Max von Sydow, and Bille August´s ””Den Goda Viljan” (1992). In 1999 he recieved the O´...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Maria Magdalena Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Höglund, Erik    b. January 31, 1932  d. January 27, 1998
  Acclaimed Glass Artist, Painter, Sculptor. For many years cooperating with famous glassworks Boda of Sweden, where he made many of his appreciated works, as well as famous designs. His glass works made international recognition and besides his pieces of art, he also made some 150 public adornments, in Sweden and abroad. His works are concidered revolutionary. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Cause of death: Diabetes
  Maria Magdalena Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Linnqvist, Hilding    b. April 20, 1891  d. September 30, 1984
  Artist. Dropping out of Stockholm's Konsthögskola after two years, Linnqvist became an active member of the art community in Sweden and throughout Europe. His early works showed influence of Munch, Josephson, and Lhote, among others. His later works were strongly influenced by Cézanne. Among his public displays are the murals he painted in 1928 for the Stadsbibliotek in Stockholm and his 1948 fresco for Sofia Church in Stockholm. Between 1939 and 1941 and again in 1946-1947 Linqvist taught at...[Read More] (Bio by: NatalieMaynor)
  Maria Magdalena Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Loven, Christian   b. February 21, 1765  d. February 11, 1854
  Physiologist. Loven, first chairman of the Physiology Department at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, is famous for his discovery of the gustatory calyculi (taste buds). (Bio by: NatalieMaynor)
  Maria Magdalena Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Lucidor, Lasse    b. 1638  d. 1674
  Teacher, Lyricist, Singer and Poet. Real name Lars Johansson, he was educated at the universities of Greifwald and Leipzig in Germany, but was kicked out of both for unruly behaviour. After his education he travelled in France, Germany and Italy before turning back to Sweden with a theatre company. There he got work for a few years as a language teacher in Uppsala, the university city. After moving to the Swedish capital of Stockholm he gained a reputation as a notable poet and made most of his...[Read More] (Bio by: Björn Haglund)
  Maria Magdalena Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Stagnelius, Erik Johan   b. October 14, 1793  d. April 3, 1823
  Poet, Playwright. Said to be gloomy and singularly unattractive, Stagnelius led a reclusive life, achieving true literary fame only after his death, when much of his poetry was found in his apartment in Stockholm. Like many of the nineteenth-century Romantic poets, Stagnelius was influenced by mysticism, gnosticism, and neoplatonism. Though little is known about his personal life, it is thought that opium and alcohol, used to alleviate both physical pain and loneliness, contributed to his...[Read More] (Bio by: NatalieMaynor)
  Maria Magdalena Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Taube, Evert    b. March 12, 1890  d. January 31, 1976
  Swedish National Poet. Evert Taube is one of the most beloved poets in Sweden´s history. He captured the soul of the nation in his songs and lyrics. Evert Taube´s adventurous life gave him the inspiration to most of his songs, describing the Swedish nature and archipelagos, or Argentina´s vast Pampas, the hills of Italy and the roaring sea. Evert Taube also distiguished himself as a fine painter. He was honoured with a number of awards during his lifetime, and a society is created bearing his...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Maria Magdalena Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   

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