author
Ernst Lundquist
1851–1938
A Swedish writer and translator with a wide literary range, he helped bring major European authors to Swedish readers while also publishing novels and stories of his own. His long career moved between original fiction, theater work, and an impressive body of translation.
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Kepponen: Huvinäytelmä kahdessa näytöksessä
by Ernst Lundquist
About the author
Born in Nyköping on February 3, 1851, Ernst Gustaf Lundquist became known in Sweden as both a prolific translator and an author. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Emmy Stern and Stern, and began publishing early, building a career that lasted for decades.
Lundquist worked closely with literature in many forms. Reliable Swedish reference sources describe him as a translator, writer, and literary adviser at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. He translated widely from several European languages and is especially noted for introducing important foreign authors and popular works to Swedish readers.
Alongside that work, he wrote fiction of his own, including novels and shorter pieces. He died in Stockholm on January 18, 1938, leaving behind a career that reflects how strongly translation and original writing could enrich each other in Swedish literary life.