Elmer Rafael Diktonius (20 January 1896 in Helsinki – 23 September 1961 in Kauniainen) was a Finnish poet and composer, who wrote in both Swedish and in Finnish. In 1922 he established an avant-garde magazine, Ultra, which had Finnish and Swedish editions.[1] He also involved in the establishment of another avant-garde magazine Quosego.[2] He mainly lived in Tuomistonoja of the Röykkä village.[3][4]
Diktonius is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[5]
References
edit- ^ Fredrik Hertzberg; Vesa Haapala; Janna Kantola (2012). "The Finland-Swedish Avant-Garde Moments". In Hubert van den Berg; et al. (eds.). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1900-1925. Vol. 28. Amsterdam; New York: Rodopi. p. 448. doi:10.1163/9789401208918_031. ISBN 9789401208918.
- ^ Fredrik Hertzberg (2019). "Quosego – Final Blow, Starting Shot". In Benedikt Hjartarson; et al. (eds.). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1925-1950. Vol. 36. Leiden: Brill Rodopi. pp. 196–207. doi:10.1163/9789004388291_010. ISBN 9789004388291. S2CID 187040614.
- ^ Elmer (Rafael) Diktonius (1896-1961) – Author's Calendar
- ^ Runoilija ja säveltäjä Elmer Diktonius (1896-1961) (in Finnish)
- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External links
edit- Media related to Elmer Diktonius at Wikimedia Commons
- at Nordic Authors
- Elmer Diktonius at IMDb
Publications
edit- Agneta Rahikainen; Marit Lindqvist; Maria Antas (2000). Gudsöga, djävulstagg : Diktoniusstudier / utgivna av Agneta Rahikainen, Marit Lindqvist och Maria Antas. Skrifter / utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 0039-6842 ; 619 (in Swedish). Helsinki: Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. ISBN 951-583-051-6. ISSN 0039-6842. Wikidata Q113529970.
