Ulrika Widstrom

Poet

Birthday November 24, 1764

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Sweden

DEATH DATE Feb 19, 1841 (76)

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About

Swedish translator and poet who is best known for a 1799 work entitled Erotiska sanger (Erotic Songs).

Before Fame

She was the child of a Stockholm organ-maker and grew up speaking both German and French.

Trivia

She founded a school for girls in the Swedish city of Mariestad.

Family Life

She was married to violinist Sven Widstrom.

Associated With

She and Bo Bergman were both Swedish poets.