Fredrika Lovisa Lindqvist
Finnish writer (1786–1841)
Fredrika Lovisa Lindqvist | |
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Born | 22 February 1786 Turku, Finland |
Died | 14 April 1841 (1841-04-15) (aged 55) Stockholm |
Occupation | Writer |
Fredrika Lovisa Lindqvist (22 February 1786 Turku – 14 April 1841 Stockholm) was a Finnish writer who wrote in Swedish.[1]
History
Lindqvist, whose father was Royal Academy of Turku professor Johan Henrik Lindqvist and godfather Henrik Gabriel Porthan, became interested in reading and writing at a young age. After the Great Fire of Turku in 1827, she moved to Sweden, where in 1838 she published a collection of four novels, Poems in Prose.[2]
Bibliography
- Poems in Prose. Zacharias Haeggström, Stockholm 1838.
- Thoughts on Several Subjects 1842.
- Notes from my inner and outer life, with biographical introduction by Carl-Rudolf Gardberg. Turku Academy, Turku 1980.