Verner von Heidenstam

Verner von Heidenstam
Portrait by Johan Krouthén, 1931
Born	Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam (1859-07-06)6 July 1859 Olshammar, Sweden
Died	20 May 1940(1940-05-20) (aged 80) Övralid, Sweden
Occupation	Poet, novelist
Nationality	Swedish
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature 1916
Spouse	Emilia Uggla (m. 1880, d. 1893); Olga Wiberg (m. 1893, div.); Greta Sjöberg (m. 1900, div.)
Relatives	Gustaf von Heidenstam (father)

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Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam (6 July 1859 – 20 May 1940) was a Swedish poet, novelist and laureate of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature.^[1] He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1912.^[2] His poems and prose work are filled with a great joy of life, sometimes imbued with a love of Swedish history and scenery, particularly its physical aspects.