Literature · Art · 1859–1940

Verner von Heidenstam

Swedish poet and novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature

Did you know?He initially studied painting in Paris and spent many years travelling through the Middle East before dedicating himself to writing.

Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam (6 July 1859 – 20 May 1940) was a Swedish poet, novelist and laureate of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1912.

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Age at death: 80
Years since death: 86

Born: July 6, 1859 · Olshammar, Sweden
Died: May 20, 1940
Nationality: Swedish
Known for: Literature, Art

Family

Father: Gustaf von Heidenstam
Mother: Charlotta Magdalena von Rütterskjöld
Spouses: Greta Sjöberg, Olga Wiberg
Child: Nils Belfrage

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