About Elsa Thulin
Lived 1887 – 1960 (aged 73). Elsa Thulin was a Swedish translator and writer.
Elsa Harriet Thulin (née Sachs, born 19 January 1887 in Stockholm, died 29 March 1960 in Stockholm), was a Swedish translator.
She started translating in her twenties. Her main source language was French; among the works she introduced to Swedish readers were The Plague by Albert Camus, La Symphonie pastorale by André Gide, several books by André Maurois, The Psychology of Art by André Malraux and Wagner by Guy de Pourtalès. She also translated Norwegian (Trygve Gulbranssen, Sigrid Boo), Danish (Ingrid Møller, William Heinesen) and Italian (Luigi Pirandello) authors. For her contribution to popularizing French culture in Sweden, Thulin was awarded the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the Legion of Honour. The French daily newspaper Le Figaro paid tribute in an obituary after her death.
Elsa Thulin married John Thulin in 1910; they had two children: Ebba, born 1911, and Lars, born 1913.
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Who was Elsa Thulin?
Swedish translator and writer (1887-1960)
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Elsa Thulin was born on 19 January 1887 in Stockholm City.
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Elsa Thulin died on 29 March 1960 in Maria Magdalena parish.
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Elsa Thulin was a translator and writer.
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Elsa Thulin was Swedish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Elsa Thulin. https://biography.guide/elsa-thulin/
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