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Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson

カール・グスタフ・オシアンニルソン

Kār Gusutafu Osianniruson

Aliases: K. G. Ossiannilsson / Karl Gustav Ossian Nilsson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1875-07-30 （Sweden）
Died
1970-03-14 age 94
Nationality
Swedish
Languages
Swedish
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Sweden

Career

Occupations
author, translator, teacher, tutor
Active Years
1895-1970
Memberships
National League of Sweden

Education

Lund University
Period: 1894-1897
Country: Sweden
did not graduate

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fem dikter

1900 poetry

Early poetry collection

socialism

Masker

1901 poetry

Early poetry collection

Hedningar

1901 poetry

Early poetry collection

Style & Themes

Literary Style
versatile across genres

Legacy

Swedish author and translator known for his political shifts from social democracy to right-wing views.

Archives

  • Swedish National Archives

Quotes

  • Till en förtryckare
    Source: poem (1940)

Trivia

  • Initially a Social Democrat, joined the pro-Nazi National League of Sweden in 1928 and left at the start of WWII.
  • Changed name from Nilsson to Ossiannilsson.