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Bo Carpelan

1926 - 2011

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Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (25 October 1926 – 11 February 2011) was a Finland-Swedish poet and author. He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his PhD in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories. In 1997, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bo Carpelan is the 2,273rd most popular writer (up from 3,018th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Finland (up from 128th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Finnish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bo Carpelan ranks 2,273 out of 7,302. Before him are Colin Wilson, Erin Hunter, Janus Pannonius, Matthew Arnold, Edward FitzGerald, and Claudine Guérin de Tencin. After him are Paul the Silentiary, Étienne Dolet, Thomas Gray, Fujiwara no Teika, James Herbert Brennan, and Dick Francis.

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Among people born in 1926, Bo Carpelan ranks 162. Before him are Amadeo Carrizo, Per Wahlöö, Jambyn Batmönkh, Sergio Pininfarina, Mark Taimanov, and Fernando J. Corbató. After him are Agostino Cacciavillan, Ernst Ocwirk, Alfred Pfaff, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, William Porter, and John Derek. Among people deceased in 2011, Bo Carpelan ranks 122. Before him are Sena Jurinac, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Nikolai Andrianov, Nancy Wake, Thor Vilhjálmsson, and Roman Opałka. After him are Andy Whitfield, Kiki Håkansson, Charles T. Kowal, Lena Nyman, Josefa Iloilo, and Charles Napier.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Bo Carpelan ranks 95 out of 751. Before him are Harri Holkeri (1937), Eero Aarnio (1932), Väinö Tanner (1881), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), Paavo Lipponen (1941), and Arvid Horn (1664). After him are Matti Vanhanen (1955), Ilmari Juutilainen (1914), Rolf Nevanlinna (1895), Anders Johan Lexell (1740), Erik Heinrichs (1890), and Alexander von Nordmann (1803).

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Among WRITERS In Finland

Among writers born in Finland, Bo Carpelan ranks 15. Before him are Eino Leino (1878), Väinö Linna (1920), Minna Canth (1844), Juhani Aho (1861), Fredrika Bremer (1801), and Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943). After him are Pentti Linkola (1932), Paavo Haavikko (1931), Johannes Linnankoski (1869), August Ahlqvist (1826), Sofi Oksanen (1977), and Frans Michael Franzén (1772).

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