Gunnar Wennerberg
Gunnar Wennerberg (born October 2, 1817 in Lidköping , Sweden ; † August 24, 1901 in Läckö Castle , Västergötland ) was a Swedish poet, composer, civil servant and politician.
Life
Wennerberg studied at Uppsala University and earned the title of filosofie magister in 1845 . In 1849 he became a teacher at Skara High School . In the 1860s he was brought to Stockholm to build the National Museum . King Oskar I's plan to make him director of the museum could not be realized; but Wennerberg remained as office manager in the Ministry of Education and was appointed Minister of Education himself in 1870. In 1875 he moved to the position of landshövding in the Swedish province of Kronobergs län , where he served until 1888. From 1875 he was a member of the Swedish parliament . From 1888 to 1891 he was again Minister of Education.
Gunnar Wennerberg wrote a number of poems and hymns, some of which are well known. His most important works are the Gluntarne , created between 1848 and 1851 (roughly “ The Young Men ”). There are 30 duets for baritone and bass ( Glunten , the Student, and Magistern , the Magister) with piano accompaniment, which describe student life in Uppsala . Gunnar Wennerberg not only wrote the lyrics, but also the music. The model was Carl Michael Bellman 's Fredmans epistlar , but there is a large gap between Bellman's full and lively portrayals of the Stockholm demi- world and Wennerberg's Biedermeier idyll.
Academies and Orders
- Royal Swedish Academy of Music (1850)
- Svenska Academies (1866)
- Kungliga Konstakademien (1871)
- North Star Order , Commander (1873)
- Royal Science and Literature Society in Gothenburg (1893)
Web links
- Wennerberg, Gunnar . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : L – Z, including supplement . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 705 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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| SURNAME | Wennerberg, Gunnar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish poet, composer, civil servant and politician, member of the Riksdag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lidköping |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1901 |
| Place of death | Läckö Castle , Västergötland |