Elmer Diktonius
Finnish poet and composer (1896–1961)
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- Elmer Rafael Diktonius (20 January 1896 – 23 September 1961) was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and in Finnish.
- He undertook several study trips abroad, including to France and England in 1921–22, Paris in 1925–27, and Prague in 1934.
- He was also involved in the establishment of another avant-garde magazine Quosego .
- He was a board member of the Society of Swedish Authors in Finland from 1927, and served as its vice-chairman between 1937 and 1944.
- Diktonius died in Kauniainen, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
Elmer Rafael Diktonius (20 January 1896 – 23 September 1961) was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and in Finnish.
He was born in Helsinki and studied at the Helsinki Music Institute. He undertook several study trips abroad, including to France and England in 1921–22, Paris in 1925–27, and Prague in 1934. In 1922, he established an avant-garde magazine, Ultra, which had Finnish and Swedish editions. He was also involved in the establishment of another avant-garde magazine Quosego. In addition to his editorial work, he was a literary and music critic for numerous publications, including Arbetarbladet, Elanto, Suomen Sosialidemokraatti, Nya Argus, and the Malmö-based Arbetet. He was a board member of the Society of Swedish Authors in Finland from 1927, and served as its vice-chairman between 1937 and 1944. He mainly lived in Tuomistonoja of the Röykkä village.
Diktonius died in Kauniainen, and is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.
Private life
Dikotnius was the son of August Viktor Diktonius and Adelaide Maria Rosalie Malmström. He was married twice; first to Meri Rigmor Marttinen from 1923 until their divorce in 1926, and second to Anna-Leena Jäykkä from 1929.
Awards and honors
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- Lybeck Prize (1929, 1933)
- State Prize for Literature (1930, 1938, 1942, 1943)
- Swedish Literature Society in Finland Prize (1939, 1956)
- Tollander Prize (1943)
- Honorary member of the Swedish Literature Society in Finland (1956)
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