Selma Lagerlof Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Selma Lagerlof, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

2 records1909–19092 events1 places

Chronological biography

1909

Nobel Prize1909

Arts / Literature

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

Nobel Prize in Literature10 December 1909

Arts / Literature · Author · Stockholm

Becomes the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognised for imagination and spiritual perception.

Titles and roles

Author

Record provenance

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