Elisabeth Beskow Explained

Elisabeth Beskow
Native Name Lang:Swedish
Pseudonym:Runa
Birth Name:Elisabeth Maria Beskow
Birth Date:1870 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Åre, Jämtland
Occupation:Author
Language:Swedish
Nationality:Swedish
Relatives:Natanael Beskow (cousin)
Elsa Beskow (cousin's wife)

Elisabeth Maria Beskow (19November 187017October 1928) was a Swedish writer. Born in Stockholm, Sweden she went to the Beskow School and later studied at the Sabbatsberg Hospital as well as the Sophiahemmet. She wrote about fifty books under the pseudonym Runa. A number of her books are translated into Danish, Finnish, French, English, German and Dutch.[2]

In her books she discussed the equal rights of men and women and spoke against animal testing and for vegetarianism.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009. DVD-ROM, 5 . Sveriges Släktforskarförbund. Solna. 2010. 978-91-87676-59-8.
  2. Encyclopedia: Oterdahl . Jeanna. Elisabeth M Beskow . . 1924 . . Stockholm . Swedish . 04 . 88 . 4 October 2015.