Biography of Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlöf (* 20. November 1858 in Östra Ämtervik church parish; † 16. March 1940 in Östra Ämtervik church parish) was a schwedische Schriftstellerin. She was 81 years old. She studied at Högre lärarinneseminariet. Her faith was Lutheranism. She received 9 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala. Her cause of death was stroke. She was buried at Östra Ämtervik cemetery.