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Viktor Rydberg
Swedish novelist (1828–1895) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Swedish ice hockey player, see Victor Crus Rydberg.
Abraham Viktor Rydberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ːbraham ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈrŷːdbærj]; 18 December 1828 – 21 September 1895) was a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy, 1877–1895.[1] "Primarily a classical idealist",[2] Viktor Rydberg has been described as "Sweden's last Romantic" and by 1859 was "generally regarded in the first rank of Swedish novelists."[3]
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Born | Abraham Viktor Rydberg (1828-12-18)18 December 1828 Jönköping, Sweden |
Died | 21 September 1895(1895-09-21) (aged 66) Djursholm, Stockholm county, Sweden |
Occupation | Author, journalist, novelist, translator and poet |
Nationality | Swedish |
Period | Victorian, Oscarian |
Genre | Romance |
Subject | Mythology, Religion |
Notable works | Singoalla, Undersökningar i Germanisk Mythologi I-II, Fädernas Gudasaga |
Spouse | Susen Hasselblad |
Relatives | Johann Rydberg (father), Hedvig Düker (mother) |
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