Gunnar Ekelöf

Bengt Gunnar Ekelöf (15 September 1907 – 16 March 1968) was a Swedish poet and writer. He was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1958 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in philosophy by Uppsala University in 1958. He won a number of prizes for his poetry.

Gunnar Ekelöf
Gunnar Ekelöf
BornBengt Gunnar Ekelöf
(1907-09-15)15 September 1907
Stockholm, Sweden
Died16 March 1968(1968-03-16) (aged 60)
Sigtuna, Sweden
OccupationPoet
NationalitySwedish
Period1932–1968
Literary movementModernism, Surrealism
Notable works
SpouseGunnel Bergström (1932)
Gunhild Flodquist (1942–1951)
Ingrid Flodquist
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