Carl Boberg

Carl Gustav Boberg
Born(1859-08-16)16 August 1859
Mönsterås parish, Kalmar County, Sweden
Died7 January 1940(1940-01-07) (aged 80)
Kalmar Cathedral parish, Kalmar County, Sweden
Occupation(s)Poet, preacher, writer, member of the Riksdag
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Carl Gustav Boberg (16 August 1859 – 7 January 1940) was a Swedish poet, preacher, government official and member of parliament, best known for writing the Swedish-language poem "O Store Gud" ('O Great God') from which the English language-hymn "How Great Thou Art" is derived.

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