Elsa Holmsten

Elsa Holmsten
Born1709 or 1710
Oulu, Finland
Died20 October 1735
Occupationpoet

Elsa Christina Holmsten-Vaklin (1709 or 1710 Oulu – 20 October 1735 Oulu) was an early Finnish female poet.[1]


Life

Elsa Holmsten was married to postmaster Johann Wakelin from 1734. They renounced their faith to marry and returned to the State religion. Elsa Wakelin died a few years later in 1735 due to difficult childbirth.[2]

Elsa Holmsten wrote four verses in Swedish, which her husband Johan Wakelin translated into Finnish in 1737 and published as a daily newspaper. One of the songs is also included in the current Virsikirja as hymn 307.[3]

Toivo Hyyryläinen wrote the play Lasimeri about the life of Elsa Holmsten.[1][failed verification]

References

  1. ^ a b Väinölä, Tauno (2012). "Holmsten, Elsa Christina (1709-1735)". Kansallisbiografia. Studia Biographica. Vol. 4. The Finnish Literature Society. ISSN 1799-4349. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  2. ^ "Holmsten, Elsa". www.kirjasampo.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ^ "Virsi 307 - Kiitos olkoon Jumalalle". Virsikirja.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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