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Carl Michael Bellman: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born February 4, 1740 • Stockholm • Sweden
Died February 11, 1795 (aged 55) • Stockholm • Sweden
Notable Works “Bacchi tempel” • “Fredmans epistlar” • “Fredmans sanger”

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Bellman, detail of an oil painting by P. Krafft, 1779; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
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