August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg ( 22 January 1849 in Stockholm[1]- 14 May 1912 in Stockholm) was a Swedish writer and artist.
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| Born | Strindberg 22 January 1849 Stockholm |
| Died | Stockholm |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Early life
He was born as the fourth child of Carl Oscar Strindberg and Ulrike Eleonora. For the art he was not really interested, but it came later. Later, he began his medical studies at the University in Uppsala, tried to be an actor and worked before his career as a writer and journalist.
In the middle of the 19th century he lived in France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and England.[1]
Career
Beside writing books and something different he was really interested in drawing and natural sciences. 1877 August married Siri von Essen, an actress from the royal drama. With her he had three kids- Karin (1880), Greta (1881) and Hans (1884). After married Frida Strindberg-Uhl he had his inferno-crisis, with full of hallucinations and death thoughts.
Personal life
In 1896, he came back to Stockholm and died at the 14th May 1912 in Stockholm.[1] He was buried in Solna next to his first wife, Finnish actress, Siri von Essen.
Pieces (5)[2]
- 1887- the father
- 1888- Fröken Jullie (miss Jullie)
- 1901- The dance of death
- 1902- A dream game
- 1908- The ghostsonate
Wives [2]
- 1877-1893- Siri von Essen
- 1893-1897- Frida Strindberg-Uhl
- 1901-1904- Harriet Bosse
August Strindberg Media
The school in Klara, Stockholm, whose harsh discipline haunted Strindberg in his adult life
Portrait of Strindberg in 1874, age 25
Strindberg's first wife, Siri von Essen, as Margit in Sir Bengt's Wife (1882) at the New Theatre.
First Stockholm production of Strindberg's 1888 naturalistic play Miss Julie, staged at The People's Theatre in November 1906. Sacha Sjöström (left) as Kristin, Manda Björling as Miss Julie, and August Falck as Jean.
Edvard Munch Portrait of August Strindberg, 1892, Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden
Władysław Ślewiński, Portrait of August Strindberg, 1896, National Museum in Warsaw
Michael Chekhov as Erik in the Moscow Art Theatre 1921 production of Strindberg's play Erik XIV (1899).
A portrait of August Strindberg by Richard Bergh (1905).
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "August Strindberg Leben und Werk - Projekt Gutenberg". gutenberg.spiegel.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "August Strindberg - Google Search". www.google.de. Retrieved 2018-05-03.