Swedish author, born in Sweden, in 1813; graduated in law from the Upsala University, and after sitting on the bench of the Swedish supreme court, resigned to give his whole time to literature. He wrote poems—Leopold (1830) and others—historical novels and studies: The Cousins (1846), Carl Gustav Wrangel (1843), Gustavus III and His Court (1838–39), and a drama, Swenskarne i Neapel (1836). He edited Freja, a periodical (1836–44). His style is pleasing, and his narratives based on fairly trustworthy facts. He died in 1857.
