Siri von Essen
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Sigrid "Siri" Sofia Matilda Elisabet von Essen was a Swedish-speaking Finnish noblewoman and actress. Her acting career spanned about 15 years, during which time she appeared in a number of plays that
Siri von Essen in 1880
August Strindberg
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Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than 60 plays and m
Siri von Essen
…Her acting career spanned about 15 years, during which time she appeared in a number of plays that her then husband the Swedish dramatist and writer August Strindberg wrote specifically for her. She was born in Porvoo, the daughter of the noble Finnish-Swedish captain, landowner and nobleman Carl Reinhold von Essen…
August Strindberg
The school in Klara, Stockholm, whose harsh discipline haunted Strindberg in his adult life
Portrait of Strindberg in 1874, age 25
Strindberg, 1875.