Gustaf Fröding

Description: (Swedish Author and Poet)
Swedish poet and author Gustaf Fröding had initially been a journalist. His works showcase the plight of the down-trodden. He spent much of his life in mental hospitals and sanatoriums. A few passages from his poetry collection Splashes and Spray even led to him being prosecuted for pornography.

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Birthday August 22, 1860 (Leo)
Born In Alster, Sweden
Died on February 8, 1911
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