Bernhard von Beskow Swedish

Sweden

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 dramatist and historian, was the son of a Stockholm

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 merchant.

His vocation for literature was assisted by his tutor, the poet Johan Magnus Stjernstolpe (1777-1831), whose works he edited. He entered the civil service

Civil service

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 in 1814, was ennobled in 1826 and received the title of baron

Baron

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 in 1843. He held high appointments at court, and was, from 1834 onwards, perpetual secretary of the Swedish Academy

Swedish Academy

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, using his great influence with tact and generosity.

His works include many academical memoirs, volumes of poems, philosophy and a historical study, Om Gustav den tredje såsom Konung och Menniska (5 vols, 1860–1869, Gustavus III as king and man), printed in the transactions of the Swedish Academy (vols 32, 34, 37, 42, 44).

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition

Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition

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: "His poetry is over-decorated, and his plays are grandiose historical poems in dramatic form. Among them are Erik XIV (2 parts, 1826); and four pieces collected (1836-1838) as Dramatiska Studier, the most famous of which is the tragedy of Torkel Knutsson

Torkel Knutsson

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He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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in 1836.