Otto von Friesen was a Swedish linguist, runologist and professor of the Swedish language at Uppsala University from 1906 to 1935. He was also a member of the Swedish Academy from 1929 to 1942, serving in Chair 9.
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![Photograph by Friesen of runestone Sö 113, one of several owned and photographed by him.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Otto_von_Friesen_-_Runsten_S%C3%B6_113_Kolunda%2C_Stenkvista_socken_-_Alvin_record_110815.jpg/1280px-Otto_von_Friesen_-_Runsten_S%C3%B6_113_Kolunda%2C_Stenkvista_socken_-_Alvin_record_110815.jpg)
Writers from Sweden 6
About this person
Country
SwedenCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1942 · aged 72
Written about in
6 languages
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