Carl Gustav Boberg | |
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Born | Mönsterås parish, Kalmar County, Sweden | 16 August 1859
Died | 7 January 1940 Kalmar Cathedral parish, Kalmar County, Sweden | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Poet, preacher, writer, member of the Riksdag |
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Carl Gustav Boberg (16 August 1859 – 7 January 1940) was a Swedish poet, preacher, government official and member of parliament, best known for writing the Swedish-language poem "O Store Gud" ('O Great God') from which the English language-hymn "How Great Thou Art" is derived.