Mikael Lybeck

Karl Mikael Lybeck (18 March 1864 – 11 October 1925) was a Finland-Swede poet, novelist, and playwright.

Background and studies Lybeck's parents were city councillor Johan Adolf Lybeck and Isabella Augusta Lindqvist. In 1875 Lybeck left his home for Helsinki, where he went to the Swedish-speaking together with his brother . Lybeck matriculated in 1882 and then studied literature at the University of Helsinki, earning his BA in 1887. After graduation, Lybeck continued his studies of literature in Germany between 1888 and 1889.

Career

After having returned from Germany, Lybeck first lived in Nykarleby and while there he published his debut book, a poem collection called Dikter. He moved back to Helsinki in 1893 and worked as an amanuensis at the Helsinki University Library (now National Library) in 1893–1896. The villa was bought by the city in 1956 and was the market town, and later city, hall for more than twenty years. After 1982 it has housed a music school and a cultural center.

Works Dikter. 1890 Unge Hemming: Karaktärsstudie. 1891 Ett mosaikarbete. 1892 ”Allas vår Margit”: Småstadsskildring. 1893 Dikter: Andra samlingen. 1895 Dagar och nätter. 1896 Den starkare. 1900 (Later published as Den starkaste.) Dikter III. 1903 Ödlan: Ett skådespel. 1908 Lyrik: En och trettio dikter i urval 1890–1910. 1910 Tomas Indal: En början och ett slut. 1911 Dynastin Peterberg: En stilla komedi. 1913 Bror och syster: Drama. 1915 Hennerson: Historien om en gårdskarl. 1916 Den röde André: En upplyftande skådespel. 1917 Dödsfången: En diktcykel. 1918 Breven till Cecilia. 1920 Samlade arbeten I–XI. 1921–1923 Scopenhauer: Scener ur hans ungdom. 1922 Domprosten Bomander: Samtal. Skådespel. 1923 Samtal med Lackau under hans levnads sista halvår: Efterlämnade anteckningar av Klas Uggelberg. 1925