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Augusta Vörlund

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Augusta Vörlund
Born6 June 1807
Turku, Finland
Died15 February 1869 (1869-02-16) (aged 61)
Uusikaupunki
Occupationpoet

Flora Augusta Vörlund (6 June 1807 Turku – 15 February 1869 Uusikaupunki) was a Finnish poet who wrote in Swedish.

Vörlund was the director of the Uusikaupunki boarding school for girls. In 1853, together with his friend Wendla Randelin, he published a literary calendar called Alku. The work contained poems by Vörlund (pen name Augusta) and Wendla Randelin (pen name Wendela) Novellin Maria, which take place during the Finnish War.[1]

Works

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Initially, a poetic calendar Vendela [Randelin] and Augusta [Vörlund]. Frenckell, Helsingfors 1853

References

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  1. ^ Alarto, Anne. "Saran sisaret : naiskirjallisuuden perinnettä Suomessa 1800-luvulta 1900-luvun alkuun". digi.kirjastot.fi (in Finnish). Irma Kyrki. Retrieved 2023-09-11.