Gustaf Fröding Biography | Poet

Gustaf Fröding (Swedish pronunciation:  ['gstav 'frød]  (listen ) ; August 22, 1860 - February 8, 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.