Dimitri Taikon
Johan Dimitri Taikon (* 1879 ; died October 15, 1950 ; also called Milosch ) was a member of the Roma group of the Swedish Kalderash and a well-known fairy tale and storyteller.
Life
Dimitri Taikon was born near Bollnäs in Sweden into a coppersmith dynasty, but spent many years wandering, which took him to various countries, especially Eastern and Southeastern Europe, before returning to his native Sweden in later years. There he became the head of a large family association and a kind of patriarch of all Swedish Roma .
He campaigned massively for the improvement of the living and educational conditions of his people in Sweden.
Dimitri Taikon is best known as a narrator of fairy tales, sagas and similar subjects, of which he had an abundant repertoire available in his memory. Extensive records have been made and published based on his stories.
Fonts
- Taikon tells: Gypsy fairy tales and stories. Recorded by Carl Herman Tillhagen . Transferred by Edzard Schaper. Artemis-Verlag, Zurich 1948.
Web links
- Literature by and about Dimitri Taikon in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taikon, Dimitri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taikon, Johan Dimitri (full name); Milosch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish fairy tale and storyteller; Patriarch of all Swedish Roma |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Bollnäs , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1950 |