Elsa Holmsten
Elsa Christina Holmsten-Vaklin (1709 or 1710 Oulu – 20 October 1735 Oulu) was an early Finnish female poet.
Elsa Holmsten
- Name
- Elsa Holmsten
- Occupation
- poet
- Birthplace
- Oulu, Finland, Sweden
- Born
- 1709 or 1710
- Died
- 20 October 1735
- Nationality
- Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
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Elsa Christina Holmsten-Vaklin (1709 or 1710 Oulu – 20 October 1735 Oulu) was an early Finnish female poet.
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• Name — Elsa Holmsten • Occupation — poet • Birthplace — Oulu, Finland, Sweden • Born — 1709 or 1710 • Died — 20 October 1735
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Elsa Holmsten was married to postmaster Johann Wakelin from 1734. They renounced their faith to marry and returned to the State religion. Elsa Wakelin died a few years later in 1735 due to difficult childbirth. Elsa Holmsten wrote four verses in Swedish, which her husband Johan Wakelin translated into Finnish in 1737 and published as a daily newspaper. One of the songs is also included in the current Virsikirja as hymn 307. Toivo Hyyryläinen wrote the play Lasimeri about the life of Elsa Holmsten.
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