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Erik Axel Karlfeldt

1864 - 1931

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His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Axel Karlfeldt is the 290th most popular writer, the 45th most popular biography from Sweden and the 6th most popular Swedish Writer.

Erik Axel Karlfeldt is most famous for his evocative poetry that celebrated Swedish rural life and folklore, earning him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1931. A surprising fact is that he served as the secretary of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Prize, yet he humbly declined other honors during his lifetime. His lasting legacy lies in his profound influence on Swedish literature, with his works continuing to inspire themes of nature and national identity.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Erik Axel Karlfeldt ranks 290 out of 7,302. Before him are Kenzaburō Ōe, Pierre Corneille, Ludovico Ariosto, Marcus Terentius Varro, Eckhart Tolle, and Patrick Modiano. After him are Claude Simon, Luigi Pirandello, Jacob Grimm, Bram Stoker, Walt Whitman, and Alfonso X of Castile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Erik Axel Karlfeldt ranks 9. Before him are Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Wilhelm Wien, George Washington Carver, Camille Claudel, Alois Alzheimer, and Walther Nernst. After him are Maurice Leblanc, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Hermann Minkowski, Alfred Hermann Fried, Eleftherios Venizelos, and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine. Among people deceased in 1931, Erik Axel Karlfeldt ranks 7. Before him are Thomas Edison, Khalil Gibran, Albert A. Michelson, Otto Wallach, Gustave Le Bon, and Anna Pavlova. After him are Louise, Princess Royal, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Omar Mukhtar, Arthur Schnitzler, Lili Elbe, and Bhagat Singh.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Erik Axel Karlfeldt ranks 45 out of NaN. Before him are Allvar Gullstrand (1862), Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), and John III of Sweden (1537). After him are Emanuel Swedenborg (1688), Benny Andersson (1946), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), and Hannes Alfvén (1908).

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Among Writers In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Erik Axel Karlfeldt ranks 6. Before him are Astrid Lindgren (1907), Selma Lagerlöf (1858), August Strindberg (1849), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), and Pär Lagerkvist (1891). After him are Eyvind Johnson (1900), Harry Martinson (1904), Verner von Heidenstam (1859), Henning Mankell (1948), Stieg Larsson (1954), and Jan Guillou (1944).

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