Bernhard von Beskow

Baron

Bernhard von Beskow
Baron; Bernhard von Beskow
	Portrait (oil on canvas) byOlaf Johan Södermark(1830)
Born	19 April 1796; Stockholm,Sweden
Died	17 October 1868(aged 72); Stockholm,Sweden
Occupation	Dramatist, historian
Nationality	Swedish

Bernhard von Beskow(19 April 1796 – 17 October 1868) was aSwedishdramatist and historian.

Born inStockholmand the son of amerchant,his vocation for literature was assisted by his tutor, the poetJohan Magnus Stjernstolpe(1777–1831), whose works he edited. He entered thecivil servicein 1814, was ennobled in 1826 and received the title ofbaronin 1843. He held high appointments at court, and was, from 1834 onward, perpetual secretary of theSwedish Academy,using his great influence with tact and generosity.^[1]He was elected a member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciencesin 1836.^[2]

He produced a series of plays based on Swedish history.^[3]He was the most respectable exponent of romantic historical play which became popular with Swedish audiences.^[4]His works include many academical memoirs, volumes of poems, philosophy and a historical study,Om Gustav den tredje såsom Konung och Menniska(5 vols, 1860–1869,Gustavus IIIas king and man), printed in the transactions of the Swedish Academy (vols 32, 34, 37, 42, 44).^[1]

According to theEncyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition:"His poetry is over-decorated, and his plays are grandiose historical poems in dramatic form. Among them areErik XIV(2 parts, 1826);^[5]and four pieces collected (1836–1838) asDramatiska Studier,the most famous of which is the tragedy ofTorkel Knutsson."^[1]

He became a member ofPro Fide et Christianismo,a Christian education society, in 1852.^[6]

He died in Stockholm in 1868.

References[edit]

^^a ^b ^cOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Beskow, Bernhard von".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 820–821.This refers to a notice byCarl David af Wirsénin hisLefnadsteckningar(Stockholm, 1901).
^Holland, Henry Scott (20 Oct 2011).Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt: Her Early Art-Life and Dramatic Career, 1820-1851.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 87.ISBN 978-1-108-03868-3.Retrieved9 March2022.
^Scobbie, Irene (11 May 2010).The A to Z of Sweden.Washington, DC: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 221.ISBN 978-0-810-87218-9.Retrieved9 March2022.
^Mortensen, Brita M. E (2 Jan 1965).Strindberg.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 92.ISBN 978-0-521-09260-9.Retrieved9 March2022.
^Warme, Lars G. (1 Jan 1996).A History of Swedish Literature.Lincoln, Nebraska: U of Nebraska Press. p. 200.ISBN 978-0-803-24750-5.Retrieved9 March2022.
^Simonsson, Ivar."Bernhard Beskow, von".Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon(in Swedish).Retrieved2022-06-16.

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Preceded by Gustaf Fredrik Wirsén	Swedish Academy Seat No.12 1828–1868	Succeeded by Carl Gustaf Strandberg

[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Beskow, Bernhard von".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 820–821.This refers to a notice byCarl David af Wirsénin hisLefnadsteckningar(Stockholm, 1901).

[2] Holland, Henry Scott (20 Oct 2011).Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt: Her Early Art-Life and Dramatic Career, 1820-1851.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 87.ISBN 978-1-108-03868-3.Retrieved9 March2022.

[3] Scobbie, Irene (11 May 2010).The A to Z of Sweden.Washington, DC: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 221.ISBN 978-0-810-87218-9.Retrieved9 March2022.

[4] Mortensen, Brita M. E (2 Jan 1965).Strindberg.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 92.ISBN 978-0-521-09260-9.Retrieved9 March2022.

[5] Warme, Lars G. (1 Jan 1996).A History of Swedish Literature.Lincoln, Nebraska: U of Nebraska Press. p. 200.ISBN 978-0-803-24750-5.Retrieved9 March2022.

[6] Simonsson, Ivar."Bernhard Beskow, von".Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon(in Swedish).Retrieved2022-06-16.

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