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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf

Swedish: Nobelpristagare Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlöf
Also Known As: "Ottiliana"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Östra Ämtervik, (S), Värmland, Sweden
Death: March 16, 1940 (81)
Mårbacka, Östra Ämtervik, (S), Värmland, Sweden
Place of Burial: Östra Ämtervik, Värmland
Immediate Family:

Biological daughter of Erik Gustaf Lagerlöf and Elisabet Lovisa Wallroth
Partner of Sophie Elkan and Valborg Henrika Christina Olander
Sister of Karl Daniel Lagerlöf; Johan Gustaf Lagerlöf; Anna Georgina Lagerlöf; Gerda Julia Elisabet Ahlgren; Johanna Maria Lagerlöf and 2 others

Occupation: Författarinna, Nobelpristagare 1909, Nobelpristagare, Hedersdoktor, Lärarinna
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About Selma Lagerlöf, Nobel Prize in Literature 1909

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author and teacher. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first Swede, and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature which she was awarded in 1909. Additionally, she was the first woman to be granted a membership in The Swedish Academy.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1909: "in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings"

Swedish:

Om Nobelpristagare Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlöf (svenska)

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf

Levnadsbeskrivning

Bosatt på Mårbacka, Östra Ämtervik (S).

  • 1882-85 Genomgick Högre lärarinneseminariet
  • 1885-95 Lärare vid Elementarläroverket för flickor i Landskrona
  • 1895-96 Resa till Italien
  • 1899-1900 till Egypten och Israel
  • 1907-05-24 Fil hedersdr vid Uppsala universitet
  • 1909 Nobelpristagare i litteratur
  • 1913-18 och från 1926 Ledamot av Samfundet De nio.Ogift (enl Svenskt biografiskt lexikon)

[Sophie Elkan]

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Selma Lagerlöf, Nobel Prize in Literature 1909's Timeline

1858
November 20, 1858
Östra Ämtervik, (S), Värmland, Sweden
1909
1909
Age 50
Fick Nobelpriset i litteratur 1909 (Sveriges första kvinnliga pristagerska av Nobelpriset)
1940
March 16, 1940
Age 81
Mårbacka, Östra Ämtervik, (S), Värmland, Sweden
March 23, 1940
Age 81
Östra Ämtervik, Värmland