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Anna Maria Lenngren

1754 - 1817

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Anna Maria Lenngren (née Malmstedt; 18 June 1754 – 8 March 1817) was one of the most famous poets in Swedish history. Her father and brother were also poets. One of her best-known poems is Några ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag hade någon ("Advice to my dear daughter, if I had one"). She also wrote on Sweden's class system in the satirical poems against snobbery Hans nåds morgonsömn ("His Grace's morning snooze") and Grevinnans besök ("The Countess's visit"). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Maria Lenngren is the 4,325th most popular writer (up from 4,937th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 766th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among writers, Anna Maria Lenngren ranks 4,325 out of 7,302Before her are Gerard Manley Hopkins, Zabel Sibil Asadour, James Blish, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Richard Powers, and Emma Andijewska. After her are Kamini Roy, Vladimir Odoyevsky, Vladimir Oravsky, Alexander of Abonoteichus, Cesare Balbo, and Ostap Vyshnya.

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Among people born in 1754, Anna Maria Lenngren ranks 47Before her are Isaac René Guy le Chapelier, José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, Hipólito Ruiz López, Banastre Tarleton, Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, and Ivan Martos. After her are Grace Elliott, Vincenzo Monti, George Crabbe, Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito, Juan Meléndez Valdés, and Alexander Shishkov. Among people deceased in 1817, Anna Maria Lenngren ranks 37Before her are Joseph von Sonnenfels, Jean-Sifrein Maury, William Gregor, Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Pattimura, and Pál Kitaibel. After her are Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, Juan Meléndez Valdés, Martín Javier Mina y Larrea, and Thomas McKean.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anna Maria Lenngren ranks 654 out of 1,879Before her are Harry Andersson (1913), Naima Wifstrand (1890), Charlotte Perrelli (1974), Sven Nilsson (1787), Kent Karlsson (1945), and Sven Jonasson (1909). After her are Hans von Rosen (1888), Nils Ramm (1903), Erika Lust (1977), Kurt Pettersén (1916), Nils Engdahl (1898), and Jan Olsson (1944).

Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Anna Maria Lenngren ranks 54Before her are Moa Martinson (1890), Gustaf Fröding (1860), Leif G. W. Persson (1945), Sven Lindqvist (1932), David Lagercrantz (1962), and Sara Lidman (1923). After her are Jan Myrdal (1927), Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Runer Jonsson (1916), Per Wästberg (1933), and Elin Wägner (1882).