Viktor Rydberg Writer

For the Swedish ice hockey player, see Victor Crus RydbergAbraham Viktor Rydberg (Jönköping, December 18, 1828 – Djursholm, September 21, 1895) was a Swedish writer and a member of the Swedish Academy, 1877-1895. "Primarily a classical idealist", Viktor Rydberg has been described as "Sweden's last Romantic" and by 1859 was "generally regarded in the first rank of Swedish novelists."

Personal facts

Viktor Rydberg
Birth dateDecember 18, 1828
Birth nameAbraham Victor Rydberg
Birth place
Jönköping
Nationality
Sweden
Date of deathSeptember 21, 1895
Place of death
Djursholm

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