Anders Abraham Grafström (10 January 1790 – 24 July 1870) was a Swedish historian, priest and poet. [1]
Anders Abraham Grafström | |
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| Born | 10 January 1790 Sundsvall, Sweden |
| Died | 24 July 1870 (aged 80) Umeå, Sweden |
| Occupation | Professor, parish priest |
| Language | Swedish |
| Genre | Poetry; History |
Life
editGrafström was born in Sundsvall in Västernorrland County, Sweden. He studied at Uppsala University, where he was enrolled in 1809 and became a master's degree in 1815. In 1819, he was the library secretary of Uppsala University. The following year he was named as a lecturer in history at the university, and he later taught at the Military Academy Karlberg. In 1830 he was ordained and in 1835 he was appointed as a parish priest at Umeå in Västerbotten where he lived until his death. In 1825, he received the grand prize from Swedish Academy for a poem about the wedding of Crown Prince Oscar and was admitted into the Academy in 1839, occupying Seat 6.[1]
Grafström belonged to the literary circle centred on salon hostess. Malla Silfverstolpe (1782–1861). He wrote a famous biography of poet Frans Michael Franzén. Some of Grafström's poetry was set to music by the composer Johan Erik Nordblom (1788-1848).[2] [3]
Personal life
editHe was married in 1822 to Henriette Elisabeth Franzén (1803-1833) and after her death to her half-sister Helena Sophia Franzén (1813-1891). His father-in-Law was Bishop Frans Michael Franzén (1772–1847).[4]
His daughter Sofia Elisabeth Grafström (1839-1874) married teacher and folklorist Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) .[5]
In his later years, Grafström was a vocal exponent of the expansion of the railway network into Norrland. He died at Umeå, aged 80.[1]
Bibliography
edit- De lingua, originis gentis Sviogothicae indice. Upsala, 1811.
- Tal öfver Högstsalig Hans Majestät Konung Carl XIII, hållet på Gustavianska Lärosalen i Upsala, den 6 maj 1818. Stockholm, 1818.
- De Statu Rerum Sveciarum ad Mortem Ingialdi Illråda Dissertatio Historica. (Beteiligt Petrus Ephraim Oldberg und Johannes P. Bosén). Dissertation Upsala 1820.
- De reformatione religionis christianae post Lutherum continuata. Upsala, 1829.
- Skalde-försök. Stockholm, 1826–1832.
- Ett år i Sverige. Stockholm, 1827-35 (Ed. Christian Didrik Forssell).
- Sånger från Norrland. Stockholm, 1841.
- Nya sånger från Norrland. Stockholm, 1848.
- Samlade skaldestycken. Stockholm, 1864.
References
edit- ^ a b c Gösta Lundström. "Anders A Grafström". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Magdalena ( Malla) Sofia Silfverstolpe". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Johan Erik Nordblom (1788−1848)". Levande Musikarv. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Gösta Lundström. "Frans Michael Franzén". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Hazelius, Artur Immanuel". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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