Arvid August Afzelius
Arvid August Afzelius (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːvɪd ˈǎʊɡɵst afˈsěːlɪɵs]; 8 October 1785, in Fjällåkra – 2 September 1871, in Enköping) was a Swedish pastor, poet, historian and mythologist.
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Arvid August Afzelius
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- 1785 · Fjällåkra.
- Died
- 1871 · Enköping.
- Nationality
- Sweden
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- poet · priest · musicologist · writer · translator · historian · botanist · editing staff
- Education
- Uppsala University
- Languages
- Swedish
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Arvid August Afzelius (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːvɪd ˈǎʊɡɵst afˈsěːlɪɵs]; 8 October 1785, in Fjällåkra – 2 September 1871, in Enköping) was a Swedish pastor, poet, historian and mythologist.
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From 1828 till his death he was parish priest of Enköping. He is mainly known as a collaborator with the learned historian, Erik Gustaf Geijer, in the great collection of Swedish folk-songs, Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3 vols (Stockholm, 1814–1817). He also published translations of the Poetic Edda and Hervarar saga, and a history of Sweden to Charles XII (of which a German translation was published in 1842), as well as original poems.
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Svensk uppslagsbok 1. Malmö 1957
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- 1.Garzanti, Aldo. Enciclopedia Garzanti della letteratura. Garzanti. 6. 1974.
- 2.EB1911 inline=y wstitle=Afzelius, Arvid August volume=1 page=362
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