List of Swedish writers up to 1900

Below is a very long list of Swedish writers. The list was extraced from an old online Encyclopedia Britanica. I have not checked for duplicates. In order to break up the list I have used som more or less random epochs.

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• Eskil (1230) - Law-man responsible for reducing the "Elder West Göta Law" to its present form.
• K.J. Schlyter (1795-1888) - Jurist who collected and edited ancient Swedish law codes.
• Gustavus II Adolphus (1634) - King of Sweden who commissioned the first printing of "Um styrilse kununga ok höfdinga."
• St Bridget (Birgitta) (1303-1373) - An important religious figure known for her revelations and a Swedish version of the five books of Moses.
• Mattias (d. 1350) - St Bridget's father-confessor and a priest in Linköping, who translated the five books of Moses into Swedish.
• Johannes Budde (d. 1484) - Monk who continued the translation of the Bible into Swedish a century after St Bridget.
• Thomas (d. 1443) - Bishop of Strengnäs, considered the first Swedish poet, known for the poem "Engelbrekt" and other works.
• Erik (1320) - Subject of the earliest rhyming chronicle in medieval Swedish, Erikskronikan.
• Karl Magnus (1387-1452) - Subject of the romance Nya Karlskrönikan.
• Sture (1500) - Subject of the Sturekrönikorna chronicle.
• Queen Euphemia (d. 1312) - Norwegian queen associated with a collection of rhymed romances, "Queen Euphemia's Songs."
• Chrestien de Troyes - French author who wrote the Chevalier au lion, one of the sources for "Queen Euphemia's Songs."
• Bo Jonsson Grip - Person who commissioned or translated the romance of King Alexander.
• Ingrid Persdotter (1498) - Nun of Vadstena who wrote love letters to Axel Nilsson.
• Axel Nilsson (1498) - Knight who received love letters from Ingrid Persdotter.
• Olaus Petri (1493-1552) - Carmelite monk and reformer who wrote a Swedish Chronicle, a mystery-play, and psalm-books.
• Laurentius Petri (1499-1573) - Archbishop of all Sweden who oversaw the translation of the Bible published in 1540.

• Laurentius Andreae (1526) - Prepared a translation of the New Testament.
• Petrus Niger (Peder Svart) (d. 1562) - Bishop of Vesterås who wrote a chronicle of Gustavus I's life.
• Charles IX - King of Sweden during a period of literary development.
• Johannes Bure (Buraeus) (1568-1652) - Royal librarian and scholar who studied various sciences and contributed to the knowledge of Scandinavian mythology and language.
• Magnus Olai Asteropherus (d. 1647) - Author of the first Swedish comedy, Tisbe.
• Johannes Messenius (1579-1636) - Playwright who aimed to write the history of Sweden in fifty plays.
• Nikolaus Holgeri Catonius (d. 1655) - Playwright who wrote a tragedy on the Trojan War, Troijenborgh.
• Andreas Prytz (d. 1655) - Bishop of Linköping who produced religious chronicle plays.
• Jacobus Rondeletius (d. 1662) - Playwright who wrote a "Christian tragi-comedy" about Judas.
• O. Sylwan - Editor of an anonymous play about Holofernes and Judith.
• Erik Göransson Tegel (d. 1636) - Historian during the reign of Charles IX.
• Aegidius Girs (d. 1639) - Historian during the reign of Charles IX.
• Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie (1622-1686) - Founded the College of Antiquities at Upsala.
• Göran Lilja (Georg Stjernhjelm) (1598-1672) - Considered the "Father of Swedish poetry."
• Gustaf Rosenhane (1619-1684) - Poet who introduced sonnets and other poetic innovations.
• Opitz (Mentioned as someone Stjernhjelm studied)
• Ronsard (Mentioned as someone Johan Paulinus Liljenstedt imitated)
• Guarini (Mentioned as someone Johan Paulinus Liljenstedt imitated)
• Columbus Brothers (17th century) - Sons of Jonas Columbus, Johan and Samuel contributed to Swedish poetry.
• Samuel Columbus (1642-1679) - Poet and secretary to Stjernhjelm.
• P. Hanselli - Compiled Swedish literary works, including those of Samuel Columbus.
• Urban Hjärne (1641-1724) - Introduced classical tragedy from France.
• Lars Johansson (Lucidor the Unfortunate) (d. 1674) - Poet with a romanticized life story.
• Haquin Spegel (1645-1714) - Archbishop of Upsala who wrote religious poetry and prose.
• Jesper Svedberg (1653-1735) - Bishop of Skara and father of Emanuel Swedenborg.
• Peter Lagerlöf (1648-1699) - Poet who cultivated a pastoral style.
• Olof Wexionius (1656-1690?) - Published a collection of miscellaneous pieces, Sinne-Afvel.
• Gunno Eurelius (Dahlstjerna) (1661-1709) - Introduced ottava rima to Swedish poetry.
• Charles XI (Mentioned in relation to Eurelius's Kunga-Skald)
• Johan Paulinus Liljenstedt (1655-1732) - Finnish poet who imitated French styles.
• Johan Runius (1679-1713) - Published a poetry collection entitled Dudaim.
• Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632) - King of Sweden and a writer himself.
• Olof Rudbeck (1630-1702) - Author of Atland eller Manhem.
• Olof Verelius (1618-1682) - Translated Icelandic sagas.
• Johan Peringskjöld (1654-1720) - Editor of the Heimskringla.
• J. Hadorph (1630-1693) - Continued the work of translating Icelandic sagas.
• Descartes (d. 1650) - French philosopher who influenced Swedish thought.
• Christina (Mentioned in relation to Descartes's death at her court)
• Andreas Rydelius (1671-1738) - Bishop of Lund and philosopher.
• Charles XII (Mentioned as patron of Rydelius)
• Queen Louise Ulrica (1758) - Founded the academy of literature.
• Louis XIV (Mentioned as an influence on Swedish literature)
• Addison (Mentioned as an influence on Swedish literature)
• Pope (Mentioned as an influence on Swedish literature)
• Jacob Frese (1692?-1728?) - Finnish poet who foreshadowed the idyllic style.
• Samuel von Triewald (1688-1743) - Introduced satire to Swedish literature.

• Olof von Dalin (1708-1763) - Influential writer and poet, inspired by English contemporaries.
• Crébillon père (Mentioned in relation to Dalin's Brynhilda)
• Molière (Mentioned in relation to Dalin's comedy)
• Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718-1763) - Poet and central figure in the Tankebyggare Orden literary society.
• Creutz (18th century) - Poet who collaborated with Gyllenborg.
• Gyllenborg (18th century) - Poet who collaborated with Creutz.
• Gustaf Philip Creutz (1731-1785) - Finnish poet known for idyllic poems and Atis och Camilla.
• Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg (1731-1808) - Poet, dramatist, and author of Tåget öfver Bält.
• Anders Odel (1739) - Wrote the "Song of Malcolm Sinclair."
• Jakob Henrik Mörk (1714-1763) - First Swedish novelist, known for Adalrik och Göthilda and Thecla.
• Richardson (Mentioned in relation to Mörk's novels)
• Jakob Wallenberg (1746-1778) - Travel writer who described his voyage to the East Indies and China.
• Johan Ihre (1707-1780) - Scholar who contributed to the study of the Swedish language and edited the Codex argenteus.
• Ulfilas (Mentioned in relation to the Codex argenteus)
• Erik Benzelius (d. 1743) - Archbishop whose work on dialects influenced Johan Ihre.
• Sven Hof (d. 1786) - Grammarian who assisted Johan Ihre.
• Abraham Sahlstedt (d. 1776) - Grammarian who assisted Johan Ihre.
• Sven Lagerbring (1707-1787) - Historian who wrote Svea Rikes historia.
• Olof Celsius (171
• Olof Celsius (1716-1794) - Bishop of Lund, who wrote histories of Gustavus I and Eric XIV.
• Karl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770) - Wrote on politics and aesthetics.
• Anders Johan von Höpken (1712-1789) - Master of rhetorical compliment.
• Erik Wrangel (1686-1765) - Tragic writer.
• Reinhold Gustaf Modée (d. 1752) - Comic writer.
• Linnaeus (Karl von Linné) (1707-1778) - The great name in 18th-century Swedish science.
• Torbern Olof Bergman (1735-1784) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Karl Vilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (1706-1773) - A great name in Swedish pathology.
• Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (d. 1808) - A great name in Swedish navigation.
• Karl Aurivillius (d. 1786) - A great name in Swedish philology.
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) - A genius in science and theology.
• Gustavus III (1746-1792) - King of Sweden and a playwright of national drama.
• Kellgren (18th century) - Poet and dramatist who collaborated with Gustavus III.
• Karl Mikael Bellman (1740-1795) - An original and able Swedish writer and improvisatore.
• Johan Gabriel Oxenstjerna (1750-1818) - A descriptive idyllist and translator of Paradise Lost.
• Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795) - The leader of taste in Swedish literature in his time.
• Karl Gustaf af Leopold (1756-1829) - A great name in didactic and satiric writing.
• Per Enebom - The subject of Leopold's satire, the Enebomoiad.
• Gudmund Göran Adlerbeth (1751-1818) - Made translations from the classics and from Norse, and wrote the opera Cora och Alonzo.
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817) - A popular sentimental writer of graceful domestic verse.
• Bengt Lidner (1759-1793) - A melancholy and elegiacal writer.
• Thomas Thorild (1759-1808) - A strong-natured writer who led the revolt against prevailing taste.
• Karl August Ehrensvärd (1745-1800) - A critic whose aims resembled those of Thorild.
• Magnus Lehnberg (1758-1808) - The rhetorical bishop of Linköping.
• Georg Adlersparre (1760-1809) - A critic of taste.

• Frans Mikael Franzén (1772-1847) - An excellent lyrical poet.
• Johan David Valerius (1776-1852) - A belated academician.
• Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785-1827) - Introduced the views of Tieck and Schelling.
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855) - A man of genius and a founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad (1788-1852) - A founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Karl Frederik Dahlgren (1791-1844) - A humorist who owed much to Bellman.
• Fru Julia Nyberg (Euphosyne) (1785-1854) - The tenth Muse of the Phosphorists.
• Per Adam Wallmark (1777-1858) - Vigorously attacked the Phosphorists.
• Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847) - Editor of Iduna and a prominent member of the Gothic Society.
• Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846) - Bishop of Vexiö and a great Swedish writer.
• Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839) - The father of gymnastic science.
• Arvid August Afzelius (1785-1871) - The first editor of Swedish folk-songs.
• Gustaf Vilhelm Gumaelius (1789-1877) - The "Swedish Walter Scott."
• Bernhard von Beskow (1796-1868) - Lyrist and dramatist.
• Karl August Nicander (1799-1839) - A lyric poet who approached the Phosphorists in manner.
• Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1859) - Archbishop of Upsala and the author of many hymns.
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793-1823) - A gifted poet known for his mystical lyrics and dramas.
• Erik Sjöberg (Vitalis) (1794-1828) - A poet whose work is known for its melancholy and wit.
• Johan Anders Wadman (1777-1837) - An improvisatory poet in the same class as Bellman.
• Christian Erik Fahlcrantz (1790-1866) - A humorous poet.
• Karl Jonas Ludvig Almqvist (1793-1866) - A novelist and a master of style.
• Fredrik Cederborgh (1784-1835) - Revived the comic novel.
• Per Georg Sparre (1790-1871) - Wrote historical novels.
• Gustaf Henrik Mellin (1803-1876) - Wrote historical novels.
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865) - Finnish poet and novelist whose stories gained international popularity.
• Sofia Margareta Zelow (Baroness von Knorring) (1797-1848) - Wrote aristocratic novels.
• Magnus Jakob Crusenstople (1795-1865) - A polemical writer of great talent.
• Per Wieselgren (1800-1877) - Historian of Swedish literature.
• Jonas Hallenberg (1748-1834) - Historian.
• Anders Magnus Strinnholm (1786-1862) - Historian who made valuable contributions to the field of Swedish history.
• Anders Fryxell (1795-1881) - The most popular of all Swedish historians, known for Berättelser ur svenska historien.
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) - A great name in Swedish poetry, rivaling Tegnér.
• Bernhard Elis Malmström (1816-1865) - Professor of aesthetics and poet.
• Karl Vilhelm Böttiger (1807-1878) - Lyrical poet and biographer of Tegnér.
• Johan Börjesson (1790-1866) - The last of the Phosphorists.
• Vilhelm August Detlof von Braun (1813-1860) - A humorous lyrist.
• Talis Qualis (Karl Vilhelm August Strandberg) (1818-1877) - A poet who wrote under a pseudonym.
• Oscar Patrick Sturzen-Becker (Orvar Odd) (1811-1869) - A lyrical poet and author of sketches of everyday life.
• August Teodor Blanche (1811-1868) - A popular dramatist known for his farces and comedies.
• Fredrik August Dahlgren (1816-1895) - A dramatist known for his national opera Vermländingarne.
• J.C. Jolin (1818-1884) - A playwright known for his comedy En Komedi.
• Frans Hedberg (1828-1908) - A playwright known for his play Bröllopet på Ulfåsa.
• Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807-1892) - The best novelist of her time.
• Karl Anton Wetterbergh (Onkel Adam) (1804-1889) - A novelist who wrote under the pseudonym "Onkel Adam."
• Marie Sofie Schwartz (1819-1892) - A novelist who wrote about social issues.
• Lars Johan Hierta (1801-1872) - The leading journalist of his time.
• Johan Henrik Thomander (1798-1865) - Bishop of Lund and the greatest orator of his time.
• Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813-1852) - A prominent man of science.
• Karl Gustaf af Forsell (1783-1848) - The principal statistician of his time.
• Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) - Finnish professor who discovered and edited the Kalevala.
• Zakris Topelius (1818-1898)
• Olof Celsius (1716-1794) - Bishop of Lund, who wrote histories of Gustavus I and Eric XIV.
• Karl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770) - Wrote on politics and aesthetics.
• Anders Johan von Höpken (1712-1789) - Master of rhetorical compliment.
• Erik Wrangel (1686-1765) - Tragic writer.
• Reinhold Gustaf Modée (d. 1752) - Comic writer.
• Linnaeus (Karl von Linné) (1707-1778) - The great name in 18th-century Swedish science.
• Torbern Olof Bergman (1735-1784) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Karl Vilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (1706-1773) - A great name in Swedish pathology.
• Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (d. 1808) - A great name in Swedish navigation.
• Karl Aurivillius (d. 1786) - A great name in Swedish philology.
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) - A genius in science and theology.
• Gustavus III (1746-1792) - King of Sweden and a playwright of national drama.
• Kellgren (18th century) - Poet and dramatist who collaborated with Gustavus III.
• Karl Mikael Bellman (1740-1795) - An original and able Swedish writer and improvisatore.
• Johan Gabriel Oxenstjerna (1750-1818) - A descriptive idyllist and translator of Paradise Lost.
• Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795) - The leader of taste in Swedish literature in his time.
• Karl Gustaf af Leopold (1756-1829) - A great name in didactic and satiric writing.
• Per Enebom - The subject of Leopold's satire, the Enebomoiad.
• Gudmund Göran Adlerbeth (1751-1818) - Made translations from the classics and from Norse, and wrote the opera Cora och Alonzo.
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817) - A popular sentimental writer of graceful domestic verse.
• Bengt Lidner (1759-1793) - A melancholy and elegiacal writer.
• Thomas Thorild (1759-1808) - A strong-natured writer who led the revolt against prevailing taste.
• Karl August Ehrensvärd (1745-1800) - A critic whose aims resembled those of Thorild.
• Magnus Lehnberg (1758-1808) - The rhetorical bishop of Linköping.
• Georg Adlersparre (1760-1809) - A critic of taste.
• Frans Mikael Franzén (1772-1847) - An excellent lyrical poet.
• Johan David Valerius (1776-1852) - A belated academician.
• Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785-1827) - Introduced the views of Tieck and Schelling.
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855) - A man of genius and a founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad (1788-1852) - A founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Karl Frederik Dahlgren (1791-1844) - A humorist who owed much to Bellman.
• Fru Julia Nyberg (Euphosyne) (1785-1854) - The tenth Muse of the Phosphorists.
• Per Adam Wallmark (1777-1858) - Vigorously attacked the Phosphorists.
• Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847) - Editor of Iduna and a prominent member of the Gothic Society.
• Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846) - Bishop of Vexiö and a great Swedish writer.
• Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839) - The father of gymnastic science.
• Arvid August Afzelius (1785-1871) - The first editor of Swedish folk-songs.
• Gustaf Vilhelm Gumaelius (1789-1877) - The "Swedish Walter Scott."
• Bernhard von Beskow (1796-1868) - Lyrist and dramatist.
• Karl August Nicander (1799-1839) - A lyric poet who approached the Phosphorists in manner.
• Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1859) - Archbishop of Upsala and the author of many hymns.
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793-1823) - A gifted poet known for his mystical lyrics and dramas.
• Erik Sjöberg (Vitalis) (1794-1828) - A poet whose work is known for its melancholy and wit.
• Johan Anders Wadman (1777-1837) - An improvisatory poet in the same class as Bellman.
• Christian Erik Fahlcrantz (1790-1866) - A humorous poet.
• Karl Jonas Ludvig Almqvist (1793-1866) - A novelist and a master of style.
• Fredrik Cederborgh (1784-1835) - Revived the comic novel.
• Per Georg Sparre (1790-1871) - Wrote historical novels.
• Gustaf Henrik Mellin (1803-1876) - Wrote historical novels.
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865) - Finnish poet and novelist whose stories gained international popularity.
• Sofia Margareta Zelow (Baroness von Knorring) (1797-1848) - Wrote aristocratic novels.
• Magnus Jakob Crusenstople (1795-1865) - A polemical writer of great talent.
• Per Wieselgren (1800-1877) - Historian of Swedish literature.
• Jonas Hallenberg (1748-1834) - Historian.
• Anders Magnus Strinnholm (1786-1862) - Historian who made valuable contributions to the field of Swedish history.
• Anders Fryxell (1795-1881) - The most popular of all Swedish historians, known for Berättelser ur svenska historien.
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) - A great name in Swedish poetry, rivaling Tegnér.
• Bernhard Elis Malmström (1816-1865) - Professor of aesthetics and poet.
• Karl Vilhelm Böttiger (1807-1878) - Lyrical poet and biographer of Tegnér.
• Johan Börjesson (1790-1866) - The last of the Phosphorists.
• Vilhelm August Detlof von Braun (1813-1860) - A humorous lyrist.
• Talis Qualis (Karl Vilhelm August Strandberg) (1818-1877) - A poet who wrote under a pseudonym.
• Oscar Patrick Sturzen-Becker (Orvar Odd) (1811-1869) - A lyrical poet and author of sketches of everyday life.
• August Teodor Blanche (1811-1868) - A popular dramatist known for his farces and comedies.
• Fredrik August Dahlgren (1816-1895) - A dramatist known for his national opera Vermländingarne.
• J.C. Jolin (1818-1884) - A playwright known for his comedy En Komedi.
• Frans Hedberg (1828-1908) - A playwright known for his play Bröllopet på Ulfåsa.
• Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807-1892) - The best novelist of her time.
• Karl Anton Wetterbergh (Onkel Adam) (1804-1889) - A novelist who wrote under the pseudonym "Onkel Adam."
• Marie Sofie Schwartz (1819-1892) - A novelist who wrote about social issues.
• Lars Johan Hierta (1801-1872) - The leading journalist of his time.
• Johan Henrik Thomander (1798-1865) - Bishop of Lund and the greatest orator of his time.
• Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813-1852) - A prominent man of science.
• Karl Gustaf af Forsell (1783-1848) - The principal statistician of his time.
• Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) - Finnish professor who discovered and edited the Kalevala.
• Zakris Topelius (1818-1898)
• Olof Celsius (1716-1794) - Bishop of Lund, who wrote histories of Gustavus I and Eric XIV.
• Karl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770) - Wrote on politics and aesthetics.
• Anders Johan von Höpken (1712-1789) - Master of rhetorical compliment.
• Erik Wrangel (1686-1765) - Tragic writer.
• Reinhold Gustaf Modée (d. 1752) - Comic writer.
• Linnaeus (Karl von Linné) (1707-1778) - The great name in 18th-century Swedish science.
• Torbern Olof Bergman (1735-1784) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Karl Vilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (1706-1773) - A great name in Swedish pathology.
• Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (d. 1808) - A great name in Swedish navigation.
• Karl Aurivillius (d. 1786) - A great name in Swedish philology.
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) - A genius in science and theology.
• Gustavus III (1746-1792) - King of Sweden and a playwright of national drama.
• Kellgren (18th century) - Poet and dramatist who collaborated with Gustavus III.
• Karl Mikael Bellman (1740-1795) - An original and able Swedish writer and improvisatore.
• Johan Gabriel Oxenstjerna (1750-1818) - A descriptive idyllist and translator of Paradise Lost.
• Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795) - The leader of taste in Swedish literature in his time.
• Karl Gustaf af Leopold (1756-1829) - A great name in didactic and satiric writing.
• Per Enebom - The subject of Leopold's satire, the Enebomoiad.
• Gudmund Göran Adlerbeth (1751-1818) - Made translations from the classics and from Norse, and wrote the opera Cora och Alonzo.
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817) - A popular sentimental writer of graceful domestic verse.
• Bengt Lidner (1759-1793) - A melancholy and elegiacal writer.
• Thomas Thorild (1759-1808) - A strong-natured writer who led the revolt against prevailing taste.
• Karl August Ehrensvärd (1745-1800) - A critic whose aims resembled those of Thorild.
• Magnus Lehnberg (1758-1808) - The rhetorical bishop of Linköping.
• Georg Adlersparre (1760-1809) - A critic of taste.
• Frans Mikael Franzén (1772-1847) - An excellent lyrical poet.
• Johan David Valerius (1776-1852) - A belated academician.
• Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785-1827) - Introduced the views of Tieck and Schelling.
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855) - A man of genius and a founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad (1788-1852) - A founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Karl Frederik Dahlgren (1791-1844) - A humorist who owed much to Bellman.
• Fru Julia Nyberg (Euphosyne) (1785-1854) - The tenth Muse of the Phosphorists.
• Per Adam Wallmark (1777-1858) - Vigorously attacked the Phosphorists.
• Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847) - Editor of Iduna and a prominent member of the Gothic Society.
• Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846) - Bishop of Vexiö and a great Swedish writer.
• Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839) - The father of gymnastic science.
• Arvid August Afzelius (1785-1871) - The first editor of Swedish folk-songs.
• Gustaf Vilhelm Gumaelius (1789-1877) - The "Swedish Walter Scott."
• Bernhard von Beskow (1796-1868) - Lyrist and dramatist.
• Karl August Nicander (1799-1839) - A lyric poet who approached the Phosphorists in manner.
• Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1859) - Archbishop of Upsala and the author of many hymns.
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793-1823) - A gifted poet known for his mystical lyrics and dramas.
• Erik Sjöberg (Vitalis) (1794-1828) - A poet whose work is known for its melancholy and wit.
• Johan Anders Wadman (1777-1837) - An improvisatory poet in the same class as Bellman.
• Christian Erik Fahlcrantz (1790-1866) - A humorous poet.
• Karl Jonas Ludvig Almqvist (1793-1866) - A novelist and a master of style.
• Fredrik Cederborgh (1784-1835) - Revived the comic novel.
• Per Georg Sparre (1790-1871) - Wrote historical novels.
• Gustaf Henrik Mellin (1803-1876) - Wrote historical novels.
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865) - Finnish poet and novelist whose stories gained international popularity.
• Sofia Margareta Zelow (Baroness von Knorring) (1797-1848) - Wrote aristocratic novels.
• Magnus Jakob Crusenstople (1795-1865) - A polemical writer of great talent.
• Per Wieselgren (1800-1877) - Historian of Swedish literature.
• Jonas Hallenberg (1748-1834) - Historian.
• Anders Magnus Strinnholm (1786-1862) - Historian who made valuable contributions to the field of Swedish history.
• Anders Fryxell (1795-1881) - The most popular of all Swedish historians, known for Berättelser ur svenska historien.
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) - A great name in Swedish poetry, rivaling Tegnér.
• Bernhard Elis Malmström (1816-1865) - Professor of aesthetics and poet.
• Karl Vilhelm Böttiger (1807-1878) - Lyrical poet and biographer of Tegnér.
• Johan Börjesson (1790-1866) - The last of the Phosphorists.
• Vilhelm August Detlof von Braun (1813-1860) - A humorous lyrist.
• Talis Qualis (Karl Vilhelm August Strandberg) (1818-1877) - A poet who wrote under a pseudonym.
• Oscar Patrick Sturzen-Becker (Orvar Odd) (1811-1869) - A lyrical poet and author of sketches of everyday life.
• August Teodor Blanche (1811-1868) - A popular dramatist known for his farces and comedies.
• Fredrik August Dahlgren (1816-1895) - A dramatist known for his national opera Vermländingarne.
• J.C. Jolin (1818-1884) - A playwright known for his comedy En Komedi.
• Frans Hedberg (1828-1908) - A playwright known for his play Bröllopet på Ulfåsa.
• Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807-1892) - The best novelist of her time.
• Karl Anton Wetterbergh (Onkel Adam) (1804-1889) - A novelist who wrote under the pseudonym "Onkel Adam."
• Marie Sofie Schwartz (1819-1892) - A novelist who wrote about social issues.
• Lars Johan Hierta (1801-1872) - The leading journalist of his time.
• Johan Henrik Thomander (1798-1865) - Bishop of Lund and the greatest orator of his time.
• Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813-1852) - A prominent man of science.
• Karl Gustaf af Forsell (1783-1848) - The principal statistician of his time.
• Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) - Finnish professor who discovered and edited the Kalevala.
• Zakris Topelius (1818-1898)
• Olof Celsius (1716-1794) - Bishop of Lund, who wrote histories of Gustavus I and Eric XIV.
• Karl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770) - Wrote on politics and aesthetics.
• Anders Johan von Höpken (1712-1789) - Master of rhetorical compliment.
• Erik Wrangel (1686-1765) - Tragic writer.
• Reinhold Gustaf Modée (d. 1752) - Comic writer.
• Linnaeus (Karl von Linné) (1707-1778) - The great name in 18th-century Swedish science.
• Torbern Olof Bergman (1735-1784) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Karl Vilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (1706-1773) - A great name in Swedish pathology.
• Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (d. 1808) - A great name in Swedish navigation.
• Karl Aurivillius (d. 1786) - A great name in Swedish philology.
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) - A genius in science and theology.
• Gustavus III (1746-1792) - King of Sweden and a playwright of national drama.
• Kellgren (18th century) - Poet and dramatist who collaborated with Gustavus III.
• Karl Mikael Bellman (1740-1795) - An original and able Swedish writer and improvisatore.
• Johan Gabriel Oxenstjerna (1750-1818) - A descriptive idyllist and translator of Paradise Lost.
• Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795) - The leader of taste in Swedish literature in his time.
• Karl Gustaf af Leopold (1756-1829) - A great name in didactic and satiric writing.
• Per Enebom - The subject of Leopold's satire, the Enebomoiad.
• Gudmund Göran Adlerbeth (1751-1818) - Made translations from the classics and from Norse, and wrote the opera Cora och Alonzo.
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817) - A popular sentimental writer of graceful domestic verse.
• Bengt Lidner (1759-1793) - A melancholy and elegiacal writer.
• Thomas Thorild (1759-1808) - A strong-natured writer who led the revolt against prevailing taste.
• Karl August Ehrensvärd (1745-1800) - A critic whose aims resembled those of Thorild.
• Magnus Lehnberg (1758-1808) - The rhetorical bishop of Linköping.
• Georg Adlersparre (1760-1809) - A critic of taste.
• Frans Mikael Franzén (1772-1847) - An excellent lyrical poet.
• Johan David Valerius (1776-1852) - A belated academician.
• Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785-1827) - Introduced the views of Tieck and Schelling.
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855) - A man of genius and a founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad (1788-1852) - A founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Karl Frederik Dahlgren (1791-1844) - A humorist who owed much to Bellman.
• Fru Julia Nyberg (Euphosyne) (1785-1854) - The tenth Muse of the Phosphorists.
• Per Adam Wallmark (1777-1858) - Vigorously attacked the Phosphorists.
• Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847) - Editor of Iduna and a prominent member of the Gothic Society.
• Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846) - Bishop of Vexiö and a great Swedish writer.
• Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839) - The father of gymnastic science.
• Arvid August Afzelius (1785-1871) - The first editor of Swedish folk-songs.
• Gustaf Vilhelm Gumaelius (1789-1877) - The "Swedish Walter Scott."
• Bernhard von Beskow (1796-1868) - Lyrist and dramatist.
• Karl August Nicander (1799-1839) - A lyric poet who approached the Phosphorists in manner.
• Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1859) - Archbishop of Upsala and the author of many hymns.
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793-1823) - A gifted poet known for his mystical lyrics and dramas.
• Erik Sjöberg (Vitalis) (1794-1828) - A poet whose work is known for its melancholy and wit.
• Johan Anders Wadman (1777-1837) - An improvisatory poet in the same class as Bellman.
• Christian Erik Fahlcrantz (1790-1866) - A humorous poet.
• Karl Jonas Ludvig Almqvist (1793-1866) - A novelist and a master of style.
• Fredrik Cederborgh (1784-1835) - Revived the comic novel.
• Per Georg Sparre (1790-1871) - Wrote historical novels.
• Gustaf Henrik Mellin (1803-1876) - Wrote historical novels.
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865) - Finnish poet and novelist whose stories gained international popularity.
• Sofia Margareta Zelow (Baroness von Knorring) (1797-1848) - Wrote aristocratic novels.
• Magnus Jakob Crusenstople (1795-1865) - A polemical writer of great talent.
• Per Wieselgren (1800-1877) - Historian of Swedish literature.
• Jonas Hallenberg (1748-1834) - Historian.
• Anders Magnus Strinnholm (1786-1862) - Historian who made valuable contributions to the field of Swedish history.
• Anders Fryxell (1795-1881) - The most popular of all Swedish historians, known for Berättelser ur svenska historien.
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) - A great name in Swedish poetry, rivaling Tegnér.
• Bernhard Elis Malmström (1816-1865) - Professor of aesthetics and poet.
• Karl Vilhelm Böttiger (1807-1878) - Lyrical poet and biographer of Tegnér.
• Johan Börjesson (1790-1866) - The last of the Phosphorists.
• Vilhelm August Detlof von Braun (1813-1860) - A humorous lyrist.
• Talis Qualis (Karl Vilhelm August Strandberg) (1818-1877) - A poet who wrote under a pseudonym.
• Oscar Patrick Sturzen-Becker (Orvar Odd) (1811-1869) - A lyrical poet and author of sketches of everyday life.
• August Teodor Blanche (1811-1868) - A popular dramatist known for his farces and comedies.
• Fredrik August Dahlgren (1816-1895) - A dramatist known for his national opera Vermländingarne.
• J.C. Jolin (1818-1884) - A playwright known for his comedy En Komedi.
• Frans Hedberg (1828-1908) - A playwright known for his play Bröllopet på Ulfåsa.
• Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807-1892) - The best novelist of her time.
• Karl Anton Wetterbergh (Onkel Adam) (1804-1889) - A novelist who wrote under the pseudonym "Onkel Adam."
• Marie Sofie Schwartz (1819-1892) - A novelist who wrote about social issues.
• Lars Johan Hierta (1801-1872) - The leading journalist of his time.
• Johan Henrik Thomander (1798-1865) - Bishop of Lund and the greatest orator of his time.
• Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813-1852) - A prominent man of science.
• Karl Gustaf af Forsell (1783-1848) - The principal statistician of his time.
• Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) - Finnish professor who discovered and edited the Kalevala.
• Zakris Topelius (1818-1898)
• Olof Celsius (1716-1794) - Bishop of Lund, who wrote histories of Gustavus I and Eric XIV.
• Karl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770) - Wrote on politics and aesthetics.
• Anders Johan von Höpken (1712-1789) - Master of rhetorical compliment.
• Erik Wrangel (1686-1765) - Tragic writer.
• Reinhold Gustaf Modée (d. 1752) - Comic writer.
• Linnaeus (Karl von Linné) (1707-1778) - The great name in 18th-century Swedish science.
• Torbern Olof Bergman (1735-1784) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Karl Vilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) - A great Swedish chemist.
• Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (1706-1773) - A great name in Swedish pathology.
• Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (d. 1808) - A great name in Swedish navigation.
• Karl Aurivillius (d. 1786) - A great name in Swedish philology.
• Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) - A genius in science and theology.
• Gustavus III (1746-1792) - King of Sweden and a playwright of national drama.
• Kellgren (18th century) - Poet and dramatist who collaborated with Gustavus III.
• Karl Mikael Bellman (1740-1795) - An original and able Swedish writer and improvisatore.
• Johan Gabriel Oxenstjerna (1750-1818) - A descriptive idyllist and translator of Paradise Lost.
• Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795) - The leader of taste in Swedish literature in his time.
• Karl Gustaf af Leopold (1756-1829) - A great name in didactic and satiric writing.
• Per Enebom - The subject of Leopold's satire, the Enebomoiad.
• Gudmund Göran Adlerbeth (1751-1818) - Made translations from the classics and from Norse, and wrote the opera Cora och Alonzo.
• Anna Maria Lenngren (1754-1817) - A popular sentimental writer of graceful domestic verse.
• Bengt Lidner (1759-1793) - A melancholy and elegiacal writer.
• Thomas Thorild (1759-1808) - A strong-natured writer who led the revolt against prevailing taste.
• Karl August Ehrensvärd (1745-1800) - A critic whose aims resembled those of Thorild.
• Magnus Lehnberg (1758-1808) - The rhetorical bishop of Linköping.
• Georg Adlersparre (1760-1809) - A critic of taste.
• Frans Mikael Franzén (1772-1847) - An excellent lyrical poet.
• Johan David Valerius (1776-1852) - A belated academician.
• Lorenzo Hammarsköld (1785-1827) - Introduced the views of Tieck and Schelling.
• Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790-1855) - A man of genius and a founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad (1788-1852) - A founder of the "Auroraförbundet."
• Karl Frederik Dahlgren (1791-1844) - A humorist who owed much to Bellman.
• Fru Julia Nyberg (Euphosyne) (1785-1854) - The tenth Muse of the Phosphorists.
• Per Adam Wallmark (1777-1858) - Vigorously attacked the Phosphorists.
• Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1847) - Editor of Iduna and a prominent member of the Gothic Society.
• Esaias Tegnér (1782-1846) - Bishop of Vexiö and a great Swedish writer.
• Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839) - The father of gymnastic science.
• Arvid August Afzelius (1785-1871) - The first editor of Swedish folk-songs.
• Gustaf Vilhelm Gumaelius (1789-1877) - The "Swedish Walter Scott."
• Bernhard von Beskow (1796-1868) - Lyrist and dramatist.
• Karl August Nicander (1799-1839) - A lyric poet who approached the Phosphorists in manner.
• Johan Olof Wallin (1779-1859) - Archbishop of Upsala and the author of many hymns.
• Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793-1823) - A gifted poet known for his mystical lyrics and dramas.
• Erik Sjöberg (Vitalis) (1794-1828) - A poet whose work is known for its melancholy and wit.
• Johan Anders Wadman (1777-1837) - An improvisatory poet in the same class as Bellman.
• Christian Erik Fahlcrantz (1790-1866) - A humorous poet.
• Karl Jonas Ludvig Almqvist (1793-1866) - A novelist and a master of style.
• Fredrik Cederborgh (1784-1835) - Revived the comic novel.
• Per Georg Sparre (1790-1871) - Wrote historical novels.
• Gustaf Henrik Mellin (1803-1876) - Wrote historical novels.
• Fredrika Bremer (1801-1865) - Finnish poet and novelist whose stories gained international popularity.
• Sofia Margareta Zelow (Baroness von Knorring) (1797-1848) - Wrote aristocratic novels.
• Magnus Jakob Crusenstople (1795-1865) - A polemical writer of great talent.
• Per Wieselgren (1800-1877) - Historian of Swedish literature.
• Jonas Hallenberg (1748-1834) - Historian.
• Anders Magnus Strinnholm (1786-1862) - Historian who made valuable contributions to the field of Swedish history.
• Anders Fryxell (1795-1881) - The most popular of all Swedish historians, known for Berättelser ur svenska historien.
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) - A great name in Swedish poetry, rivaling Tegnér.
• Bernhard Elis Malmström (1816-1865) - Professor of aesthetics and poet.
• Karl Vilhelm Böttiger (1807-1878) - Lyrical poet and biographer of Tegnér.
• Johan Börjesson (1790-1866) - The last of the Phosphorists.
• Vilhelm August Detlof von Braun (1813-1860) - A humorous lyrist.
• Talis Qualis (Karl Vilhelm August Strandberg) (1818-1877) - A poet who wrote under a pseudonym.
• Oscar Patrick Sturzen-Becker (Orvar Odd) (1811-1869) - A lyrical poet and author of sketches of everyday life.
• August Teodor Blanche (1811-1868) - A popular dramatist known for his farces and comedies.
• Fredrik August Dahlgren (1816-1895) - A dramatist known for his national opera Vermländingarne.
• J.C. Jolin (1818-1884) - A playwright known for his comedy En Komedi.
• Frans Hedberg (1828-1908) - A playwright known for his play Bröllopet på Ulfåsa.
• Emilie Flygare-Carlén (1807-1892) - The best novelist of her time.
• Karl Anton Wetterbergh (Onkel Adam) (1804-1889) - A novelist who wrote under the pseudonym "Onkel Adam."
• Marie Sofie Schwartz (1819-1892) - A novelist who wrote about social issues.
• Lars Johan Hierta (1801-1872) - The leading journalist of his time.
• Johan Henrik Thomander (1798-1865) - Bishop of Lund and the greatest orator of his time.
• Matthias Alexander Castrén (1813-1852) - A prominent man of science.
• Karl Gustaf af Forsell (1783-1848) - The principal statistician of his time.
• Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) - Finnish professor who discovered and edited the Kalevala.
• Zakris Topelius (1818-1898)