Esaias Tegner

Esaias Tegner (1782-1846) was a popular Swedish poet, born at Kyrkerud, the son of a country parson. He graduated with distinction at Lund University in 1802, and shortly afterwards became lecturer in Philosophy. In 1812, already a noted poet, he was called to the chair of Greek, and in later years was the devoted bishop of Vexiö. His poems, of which "Frithiof's Saga" is reckoned the finest, have the clearness and finish of classic models, but are charged with the fire and vigour of modern romanticism.

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