Viktor Rydberg
Viktor Rydberg | |
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Rydberg in 1876 | |
| Born | Abraham Viktor Rydberg 18 December 1828 Jönköping, Sweden |
| Died | 21 September 1895 (aged 66) Djursholm, Stockholm county, Sweden |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, novelist, translator and poet |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | Victorian, Oscarian |
| Genre | Romance |
| Subject | Mythology, Religion |
| Notable works | Singoalla, Undersökningar i Germanisk Mythologi I-II, Fädernas Gudasaga |
| Spouse | Susen Hasselblad |
| Relatives | Johann Rydberg (father), Hedvig Düker (mother) |
Abraham Viktor Rydberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ːbraham ˈvɪ̌kːtɔr ˈrŷːdbærj]; 18 December 1828 – 21 September 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."