Göran Tunström

Swedish writer (1937–2000)

Person human Q968708

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: May 4, 1937, May 14, 1937^[8]
Date of death: February 5, 2000
Place of birth: Sunne
Place of death: Stockholm
Country of citizenship: Sweden^[11]
Occupation: translator, poet, writer
Award received: Selma Lagerlöf Prize, Litteris et Artibus, Aftonbladet Literary Award, Aniara Award, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, August Prize, Eckersteinska litteraturpriset, Mårbacka Award, Tegnérpriset, Nordic Council Literature Prize^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]
Spouse: Lena Cronqvist^[9]
Child: Linus Tunström^[10]
Cause of death: lung cancer^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish^[28]
Described by source: Uppsala "Kulturella spår" website^[27]
Family name: Tunström^[24]
Given name: Göran^[25]
Manner of death: natural causes^[26]
P14750: 37CE-13C7-F9E3-CB8E-7224
Writing language: Swedish^[29]

🏷️ Also known as

en Göran Tunström de Tunström es Goran Tunstrom fr Goran Tunstrom nl Goran Tunstrom ru Йёран Тунстрём ru Тунстрём, Йёран sv Tunström zh 戈兰·图斯特罗姆

🔖 Identifiers · 65

ISNI: 0000000121222778
VIAF cluster ID: 17239624
Library of Congress authority ID: n79059244
GND ID: 120487101
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Goran Tunstrom.jpg ↗
Alvin ID: alvin-person:29673
BIBSYS ID: 90060227
Babelio author ID: 15456
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12035043j
BookBrainz author ID: e0641db5-67da-49cb-bbc5-72aa4d3e584b
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: tunström-göran
CANTIC ID: 981058517391806706

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CBDB.cz author ID: 14966
CONOR.SI ID: 104720227
DBNL author ID: tuns001
DDB person (GND) ID: 120487101
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 11944
De Agostini ID: Tunström,+Göran
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 120487101
DigitaltMuseum ID: 021039673779
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Goran-Tunstrom
Europeana entity: agent/base/69141
Evene ID: goran-tunstrom-28080
FAST ID: 36314
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_120487101
Freebase ID: /m/04gzqt
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000018387587236
Gravsted.dk ID: gorantunstrom
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Göran_Tunström
IMDb ID: nm0876698
IdRef ID: 028533429
KBR person ID: 14122118
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 120487101
Kallías ID: PE00313334
KulturNav-ID: 9654772b-e224-4419-b89e-34b7eb42361c
Lex ID: Göran_Tunström
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NE.se ID: göran-tunström
NL CR AUT ID: xx0025879
NUKAT ID: n97070448
National Library of Greece ID: 263598
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007404112905171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000035022
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810704964805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 068393571
Obálky knih ID: xx0025879
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3989986
Open Library ID: OL57012A
PORT person ID: 141229
Prabook ID: 2325810
Regensburg Classification: GX 7372
Runeberg author ID: tunstrom
SELIBR ID: 200027
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 682389
SVKKL authority ID: p0072785-Tunstrom-Goran-19372000
Sceneweb artist ID: 21038
Swedish Literature Bank Author ID: TunstromG
Swedish National Library Arken ID: Tunström,-Göran
Treccani ID: goran-tunstrom
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: goran-tunstrom
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058517391806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1117116
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: goran-tunstrom
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJr7VmRmr4C8CBDQ4QV3cP
Yale LUX ID: person/f0208357-5f9c-437b-af02-850fd16a5d75

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Award received 7

Nordic Council Literature Prize, August Prize, Litteris et Artibus, Selma Lagerlöf Prize, Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize, Aniara Award, Aftonbladet Literary Award

Occupation 3

writer, poet, translator

Cause of death 1

lung cancer

Country of citizenship 1

Sweden

Described by source 1

Uppsala "Kulturella spår" website

Given name 1

Göran

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Swedish

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Sunne

Place of death 1

Stockholm

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Lena Cronqvist

Spouses 1

Lena Cronqvist

Writing language 1

Swedish

← Winner 1

Selma Lagerlöf Prize

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Summary

Göran Tunström was born on May 4, 1937^[1], in Sunne^[2]. He died on February 5, 2000^[3], in Stockholm^[4]. He worked as a translator^[5], poet^[6], and writer^[7].

FAQs

Where was Göran Tunström born?

Göran Tunström's place of birth was Sunne^[2].

Where did Göran Tunström die?

Göran Tunström passed away in Stockholm^[4].

Who was Göran Tunström married to?

Göran Tunström's spouses include Lena Cronqvist^[9].

What did Göran Tunström do for work?

Göran Tunström worked as a translator^[5], poet^[6], and writer^[7].

What awards did Göran Tunström receive?

Honors received include Selma Lagerlöf Prize^[12], Litteris et Artibus^[13], Aftonbladet Literary Award^[14], and Aniara Award^[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Göran Tunström — place of birth (P19): Sunne. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Göran Tunström — place of death (P20): Stockholm. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-17. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Göran Tunström — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Göran Tunström — spouse (P26): Lena Cronqvist. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Göran Tunström — country of citizenship (P27): Sweden. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Göran Tunström — child (P40): Linus Tunström. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Göran Tunström — occupation (P106): translator. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Göran Tunström — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Göran Tunström — occupation (P106): writer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Selma Lagerlöf Prize. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Litteris et Artibus. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Aftonbladet Literary Award. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Aniara Award. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Samfundet De Nio's Grand Prize. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): August Prize. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Eckersteinska litteraturpriset. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Mårbacka Award. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Tegnérpriset. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Göran Tunström — award received (P166): Nordic Council Literature Prize. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Göran Tunström — cause of death (P509): lung cancer. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Göran Tunström — date of birth (P569): May 4, 1937. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Göran Tunström — date of birth (P569): May 14, 1937. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2019-12-31. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Göran Tunström — date of death (P570): February 5, 2000. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Göran Tunström — family name (P734): Tunström. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Göran Tunström — given name (P735): Göran. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Göran Tunström — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Göran Tunström — described by source (P1343): Uppsala "Kulturella spår" website. kulturellaspar.se. Retrieved 2020-12-23. kulturellaspar.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Göran Tunström — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Swedish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Göran Tunström — writing language (P6886): Swedish. wikidata.org.

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