Larin-Kyösti
Karl Gustaf Larson (5 June 1873 – 2 December 1948), better known as Larin-Kyösti, was a Finnish poet. Many of his poems have been set to music by Yrjö Kilpinen or by Jean Sibelius (e.g.
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Larin-Kyösti
Carl Klein / Atelier Universal · The Finnish Museum of Photography Larin-Kyösti (Kyösti Larson) Image record page in Finna: fmp.D1999:77%2F42 · Public domain
- Full name
- Karl Gustaf Larson.
- Born
- 1873 · Hämeenlinna.
- Died
- 1948 · Oulunkylä.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Honours
- Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Languages
- Finnish
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Larson was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland. His parents, Gustaf Israel Larson and Sofia Vilhelmina Skog, were both born in Sweden. His father, who operated a restaurant, committed suicide in 1884. Larson started a course of study at the University of Helsinki in 1895. In 1897, he published his first collection of poems, derived from Finnish folk life and nature. Larin-Kyösti's depression was often reflected in his writing. In 1906, he attempted suicide on his way to Italy and was sent to a mental hospital in Florence. He remained a lifetime bachelor. In 1912, he established a residence at Oulunkylä, a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki where he lived for the rest of his life. He died in Oulunkylä in 1948. Larson was buried next to his parents at the Hämeenlinna Cemetery.
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Larin-Kyösti (5 June 1873 – 2 December 1948) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Larin-Kyösti is recorded on 5 June 1873, and the death on 2 December 1948 in Helsinki, Finland. Larin-Kyösti was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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