Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was awarded in 1909. In 1914, she was the first woman to be granted a membership of the Swedish Academy.

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Who was born first?

• Selma Lagerlöf and Émile Durkheim were born the same year
• Selma Lagerlöf and Giuseppe Peano were born the same year
• Selma Lagerlöf and Gaetano Mosca were born the same year
• Selma Lagerlöf and Remy de Gourmont were born the same year
• Selma Lagerlöf and Kang Youwei were born the same year

Timeline

1. Émile DurkheimApril 15, 1858 – November 15, 1917
2. Gaetano MoscaApril 1, 1858 – November 8, 1941
3. Giuseppe PeanoAugust 27, 1858 – April 20, 1932
4. Kang YouweiMarch 19, 1858 – 1927
5. Remy de GourmontApril 4, 1858 – September 27, 1915
6. Selma Lagerlöf (this page)November 20, 1858 – March 16, 1940

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