Larin-Kyösti
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Karl Gustaf Larson (5 June 1873 – 2 December 1948), better known as Larin-Kyösti,[1] was a Finnish poet.[2] Many of his poems have been set to music by Yrjö Kilpinen[3] or by Jean Sibelius (e.g. Kaiutar, op. 72 no. 4).[4]
Biography
Larson was born at Hämeenlinna, Finland. His parents, Gustaf Israel Larson and Sofia Vilhelmina Skog, were both born in Sweden. His father, who operated a restaurant, committed suicide in 1884. Larson started a course of study at the University of Helsinki in 1895. In 1897 he published his first collection of poems, derived from Finnish folk life and nature. Larin-Kyösti's depression was often reflected in his writing. In 1906, he attempted suicide on his way to Italy and was sent to a mental hospital in Florence. He remained a lifetime bachelor. In 1912, he established a residence at Oulunkylä, a suburb and a neighbourhood of Helsinki where he lived for the rest of his life. He died in Oulunkylä during 1948. He was buried next to his parents at the Hämeenlinna Cemetery. [5] [6]
References
- ^ "SELIBR 241814". SELIBR record on VIAF.org. OCLC. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Simonsuuri, Kirsti (Winter 1989). "From Orality to Modernity: Aspects of Finnish Poetry in the Twentieth Century". World Literature Today. 63 (1). Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma: 52–54. JSTOR 40145048.
- ^ Sandborg, Jeffrey (2011). "The Lost Legacy of Yrjö Kilpinen, 1892-1959". Journal of Singing. 67 (4). Questia: 387. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Mäkelä, Tomi (2011). Jean Sibelius. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 1843836882. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "Larin-Kyösti (1873-1948) - pseudonym of Karl Gustaf Larson; Kaarlo Kyösti Larson". authorscalendar.info. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ "Larin-Kyösti (1873-1948)". kansallisbiografia. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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