Valdemar Lindholm
Valdemar Lindholm (* 1880 in Borgsjö , Västernorrland , † 1947 ) was a Swedish writer, journalist and myth collector.
life and career
After studying in Greifswald and Berlin, he returned to his home in Sweden. Here he worked alongside his journalistic work increasingly as a writer. It is especially the fairy tales and legends of the Sami that he worked on and tried to preserve. His work received several awards. He received an honorary doctorate from Yale University in 1925.
literature
- V. Lindholm: Fairy tales and legends from Lapland . (org. 1913/1919, Reclam Leipzig 1989)
Web links
- Valdemar Lindholm in the Länsbiblioteket Västernorrland
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindholm, Valdemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer, journalist and myth collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borgsjö , Västernorrland , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1947 |