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Dan Andersson

1888 - 1920

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Daniel Andersson (6 April 1888 – 16 September 1920) was a Swedish author, poet, and composer. He sometimes used the pen name Black Jim. Although he is counted among the Swedish proletarian authors, his works are not limited to that genre. His poems are among the most popular in Swedish literature; they have been set to music by more composers than any other 20th century Swedish poet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Andersson is the 4,627th most popular writer (down from 4,189th in 2019), the 724th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 615th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Swedish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dan Andersson ranks 4,627 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Bolt, Mary McCarthy, Johann David Wyss, Abdullah Goran, Vittorio Messori, and Sotion. After him are Guillermo Arriaga, József Katona, Birgitta Trotzig, Dmytro Pavlychko, E. Marlitt, and Laurence J. Peter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Dan Andersson ranks 192. Before him are Fritz Schäffer, Walther von Wartburg, Vasyl Barvinsky, Kārlis Zāle, Albert Kluyver, and Martin Benka. After him are Charles Winslow, Dora Gabe, Maxwell Anderson, Alfred Asikainen, František Langer, and Andrea Andreen. Among people deceased in 1920, Dan Andersson ranks 102. Before him are Théodore Flournoy, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Theodor Philipsen, Luc-Olivier Merson, Gérard Leman, and Edmund Reitter. After him are Gabrielle Réjane, Aleksey Shakhmatov, Panas Myrny, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Ion Dragoumis, and William Dean Howells.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Dan Andersson ranks 724 out of 1,879. Before him are Elin Wägner (1882), Göran Claeson (1945), Anna-Lisa Eriksson (1928), Tor Aulin (1866), Lasse Berghagen (1945), and Bill Skarsgård (1990). After him are Ivar Jacobson (1939), Birgitta Trotzig (1929), Christina Schollin (1937), Jean Tabary (1930), John Svanberg (1881), and Ove Grahn (1943).

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Among WRITERS In Sweden

Among writers born in Sweden, Dan Andersson ranks 61. Before him are Jan Myrdal (1927), Johan Henric Kellgren (1751), Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659), Runer Jonsson (1916), Per Wästberg (1933), and Elin Wägner (1882). After him are Birgitta Trotzig (1929), Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901), Göran Tunström (1937), Barbro Lindgren (1937), Jan Arnald (1963), and Dagmar Lange (1914).

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