Sivar Arnér (13 March 1909 – 13 January 1997) was a Swedish novelist and playwright.[1]
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| Born | Ernst Nils Sivar Erik Arnér 13 March 1909 Kalmar County, Sweden |
| Died | 13 January 1997 (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Period | 1943–1991 |
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| Spouse | Lenke Rothman (1929–2008) |
Biography
editSivar Arnér was born at Arby parish in Kalmar County, Sweden. Arnér was the son of the merchant Ernst Arnér and Hilda Nilsson. His brother Gotthard Arnér (1913–2002) was a cathedral organist first at Växjö Cathedral and later at Storkyrkan in Stockholm. His brother Ivar Arnér (1921–1986) was an economist and chief financial officer of Gothenburg Railways.[2][3]
He attended Lund University where he received his Ph.D. in 1932. He was employed as a teacher at Karlskrona, Skara and Norrköping until 1948. He subsequently settled in Stockholm to become a full-time writer. Among his novels are Plånbok borttappad (1943), Knekt och klerk (1945) and Tvärbalk (1963). Arnér also published a number of dramas including Fem hörspel (1959) and Drottningen (1984). He was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1971.[1]
Personal life
editHe was married to the Hungarian-born artist and author Lenke Rothman (1929–2008). They were the parents of Elias Arnér (born 1966), noted professor in biochemistry at the Karolinska Institutet.[4] Sivar Arnér died during 1997 in Stockholm and was buried at Voxtorp Church, Kalmar County.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sivar Arnér". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Arnér, Gotthard". Kalmar Lexikon. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Arnér, E Ivar". Götaland utom Skåne, Halland, Blekinge 1965. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Elias Arnér". Karolinska Institutet. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
External links
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