JOHAN HENRIK KELLGREN
\d͡ʒˈə͡ʊhan hˈɛnɹɪk kˈɛlɡɹən], \dʒˈəʊhan hˈɛnɹɪk kˈɛlɡɹən], \dʒ_ˈəʊ_h_a_n h_ˈɛ_n_ɹ_ɪ_k k_ˈɛ_l_ɡ_ɹ_ə_n]\
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One of the greatest of Swedish poets; born at Floby, West Gothland, Dec. 1, 1751; died April 20, 1795. He excelled especially in lyrics, of which one of his finest is "Nya Skapelsen" (The New Creation). Gustavus III., whose private librarian and secretary he was, furnished the plots of most of his dramas and operas, he himself contributing merely the versification. ("Works" 2 vols., 1884.)
By Charles Dudley Warner
