Lotta Öberg

Lotta Öberg
Born1818 (1818)
Stockholm, Sweden
Died21 June 1856(1856-06-21) (aged 37–38)
Notable worksLyriska dikter

Maria Charlotta "Lotta" Öberg (1818 – 21 June 1856) was a Swedish poet.

Life

Maria Charlotta Öberg was born in Stockholm in 1818 to a charwoman and a carpenter. Due to health, she was unable to attend school as a child.[1]

Her poems were read at the salon of a rich woman, for whom her mother worked, which made her discovered. She was placed in a pension by Count Gustaf af Wetterstedt, and was able to attend school.

Between 1834 and 1841, she published the collection Lyriska dikter (Lyrical poems) which was given the assessment: "They [her poems] give witness of a deep and warm emotion, which in a simple, innocent and touching way reminds of the tones from the great poets, from which she was inspired".[2]

Öberg died 21 June 1856, aged 38.[1] Her death was reported in the press.

References

  1. ^ a b Larsson, Lisbeth. "Maria Charlotta Öberg". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon. SKBL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ Stålberg, Wilhelmina (1864), "Öberg, Charlotta", Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor