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Oscar Levertin

1862 - 1906

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Oscar Ivar Levertin (17 July 1862, Norrköping – 22 September 1906) was a Swedish poet, critic and literary historian. Levertin was a dominant voice of the Swedish cultural scene from 1897, when he started writing influential high-profile essays and reviews in the daily paper Svenska Dagbladet. From 1899 until his early death in 1906 he also occupied the first chair of literary history at the Stockholm University, in which role he published extensive studies, particularly in Swedish 18th century literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Levertin is the 6,059th most popular writer (down from 5,896th in 2019). (down from 4,437th in 2019)

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Among writers, Oscar Levertin ranks 6,059 out of 7,302. Before him are Julian Symons, Kjell Ola Dahl, Saroo Brierley, Wolfgang Hohlbein, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Cyril Collard. After him are Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Gert Hofmann, Henry Lawson, André Dhôtel, Chaz Bono, and Alexander Amfiteatrov.

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Among people born in 1862, Oscar Levertin ranks 150. Before him are Júlia Lopes de Almeida, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Semyon Nadson, Cecilio Báez, Frank Weston Benson, and Santeri Alkio. After him are Alexander Amfiteatrov, Herbert Baker, Helen Bannerman, Carrie Derick, and George B. Cortelyou. Among people deceased in 1906, Oscar Levertin ranks 77. Before him are Pedro Varela, Simon Gregorčič, José María de Pereda, Walter Buller, George Holyoake, and Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts. After him are John Schofield, Richard Seddon, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Eastman Johnson, Varina Davis, and Michael Davitt.

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