Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom [SEP] date of death
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom
Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (19 January 1790 in Åsbo, Östergötland – 21 July 1855) was a Swedish romantic poet, and a member of the Swedish Academy.
Life.
He was son of a country parson, was born in the province of Ostergotland on 19 January 1790. He studied in the university of Upsala from 1805 to 1815, and became professor of philosophy there in 1828.
He was the first great poet of the romantic movement which, inaugurated by the critical work of
Erik Johan Stagnelius
Erik Johan Stagnelius (14 October 1793 – 3 April 1823) was a Swedish Romantic poet and playwright.
1810 to 1840 was a blossoming time in Swedish poetry, and there were several writers of distinguished merit, among them Esaias Tegnér, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom and Stagnelius. The brief and mysterious life and death of Erik Johan Stagnelius have given a romantic interest to all that is connected with his name.
Life.
Stagnelius was born in Gärdslösa, Öland, where his