Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Wednesday)
Died
Birthplace
Olshammar, Sweden
Nationality
Languages
Swedish
Spouses
Q98545639 (1880-1893), Greta Sjöberg, Olga Wiberg
Children
1 child: Nils Belfrage
Parents
Gustaf von Heidenstam, Charlotta Magdalena von Rütterskjöld
Zodiac Sign
♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
羊 Goat
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Verner von Heidenstam: Swedish writer (1859–1940).
Born in Olshammar (died at age 80).
4 awards including Goethe Medal for Art and Science.
AWARDS (4)
B
Goethe Medal for Art and Science
WON
B
Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University
WON
G
Nobel Prize in Literature
WON
B
Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize
WON
Biography
Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam was a Swedish poet, novelist and laureate of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1912. His poems and prose work are filled with a great joy of life, sometimes imbued with a love of Swedish history and scenery, particularly its physical aspects.
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Verner von Heidenstam was born on and passed away on at the age of 80.
Where was Verner von Heidenstam born?
Verner von Heidenstam was born in Olshammar.
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