Fredrik August Dahlgren

Fredrik August Dahlgren (20 September 1816 – 16 February 1895) was a Swedish writer, playwright and songwriter.

Biography Dahlgren was born in Nordmark parish in Värmland, Sweden. He was the son of Barthold Dahlgren, the manager of the mines at Taberg, and Anna Carolina Svensson. After finishing school at Karlstads gymnasium in Karlstad, he matriculated at Uppsala University in 1834, completing a filosofie magister degree in 1839. Dahlgren also wrote the text for the musical drama Värmlänningarna with music by composer Andreas Randel (1806–1864).

Biography He was married to Ulrika Magdalena von Heland (1818–1900). He was the father of the historian Erik Wilhelm Dahlgren (1848–1934), who became head of the National Library of Sweden, and the writer Lotten Dahlgren (1851–1934).

Dahlgren is buried at the Norra begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.

Selected bibliography Wermlänningarne (Värmlänningarna) - 1846 Viser på varmlanske tongmåle - 1886