Anders Österling

Anders Österling (13 April 1884 – 13 December 1981) was a Swedish poet, critic and translator. In 1919 he was elected as a member of the Swedish Academy when he was 35 years old and served the academy for 62 years, longer than any other member. He was the academy's permanent secretary between 1941 and 1964, member of the Nobel committee from 1921 and the committees chairman between 1947 and 1970.

Biography Anders Österling was born in Helsingborg in 1884. His father was a newspaper editor and publisher. Österling studied in Malmö and Lund and after completing exams in literature history, art history and philosophy at Lund University in 1909 he worked part time at the University Library in Lund until 1918.

At the age of 97, Anders Österling died on 13 December 1981.