Arvid Mörne
Finland-Swedish poet, writer, and popular educator (1876-1946) · Finland · On the map · Writers · Died at 70
Arvid Mörne was a Finland-Swedish author and poet. His nature poetry made the archipelago and coastal landscapes of Nyland the defining poetic landscape of Finland-Swedish literature.
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1946Died15 June 19461940Samfundet De Nio's Grand PrizeAward1931Karl Emil Tollander PrizeAward1918Cross of Liberty, 4th ClassAward1876Born6 May 1876
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During the 1930s and 1940s he emerged as one of Scandinavia's foremost voices for democracy against the rising totalitarian movements in Europe, both as a poet and as a publicist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.
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Finland
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Lived 1876 to 1946 · aged 70