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Evert Taube

エヴァート・タウベ

Evert Taube

Aliases: Axel Evert Taube

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1890-03-12 (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Died
1976-01-31 (Stockholm, Sweden) age 85
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Vinga island, Västergötland → Argentina (1910-1915) → Antibes, France → Stavsnäs, Sweden (summer house Sjösala)

Career

Occupations
Musician, singer-songwriter, author
Active Years
1918-1974
Memberships
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Influenced By
Carl Michael Bellman
Influenced
Sven-Bertil Taube

Awards

Bellman Award
1950
Organization: Swedish Academy
Result: 受賞
Honorary Doctorate
1960
Organization: University of Gothenburg
Result: 授与

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sjösalaboken

1942 Literature

Book with illustrations by Roland Svensson.

Swedish archipelago

Calle Schewens vals

Song

One of his most famous songs.

Swedish tradition

Så skimrande var aldrig havet

Song

One of his most famous songs.

SeaMediterranean

Bibliography

  • Sjösalaboken (1942)
  • Samlade berättelser med tillhörande visor och ballader (1966-1967)

Translations of Works

  • English translations (Helen Asbury, Paul Britten Austin, etc.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Troubadour stylelyrical ballads
Recurring Motifs
Swedish archipelagoesMediterraneantravelnature

Legacy

Widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians and the foremost troubadour of the Swedish ballad tradition in the 20th century.

Museums

  • Evert Taube's World Liseberg Theme Park, Gothenburg Opened in 2008

In Popular Culture

  • Portrait featured on the 50 kronor banknote (2014-2015).
  • Google Doodle dedicated (2013).
  • Statue at Järntorget in Stockholm (1985).

Trivia

  • Belongs to the untitled branch of the Baltic German noble Taube family.
  • Father of musician and actor Sven-Bertil Taube.
  • His summer house Sjösala was burned down in 1969.