Gustaf Fröding

Gustaf Fröding (Swedish pronunciation: [²ɡɵsːtav ²frøːdɪŋ] (About this soundlisten); 22 August 1860 – 8 February 1911) was a Swedish poet and writer, born in Alster outside Karlstad in Värmland. The family moved to Kristinehamn in the year 1867. He later studied at Uppsala University and worked as a journalist in Karlstad.