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Karl Gustaf Larson (5 June 1873 – 2 December 1948), better known as Larin-Kyösti, was a Finnish poet. Many of his poems have been set to music by Yrjö Kilpinen or by Jean Sibelius (e.g. Kaiutar, op. 72 no. 4).
Biography
Larson was born in 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 in 1948. Larson was buried next to his parents at the Hämeenlinna Cemetery.
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. doi:10.2307/40145048. JSTOR 40145048.
- Sandborg, Jeffrey (2011). "The Lost Legacy of Yrjö Kilpinen, 1892-1959". Journal of Singing. 67 (4): 387. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- Mäkelä, Tomi (2011). Jean Sibelius. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. ISBN 978-1843836889. 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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