Hans Harald "Hasse" Zetterström (23 May 1877 – 1 June 1946) was a Swedish author, columnist and editor
Hasse was born 23 May 1877 in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Sweden, to father August Zetterström and mother Elisabet Zetterström (née Carlberg). 1 June 1946.
Hasse was noted for his use of many writing pseudonyms. At the age of 20 he began working on the magazine ''Figaro'' and in 1897 started working at newspaper ''Söndags Nisse'' working in a variety of roles until becoming the editor of ''Söndags Nisse-Strix'' in 1924. As editor he commissioned the creation of the satirical magazine ''
Grönköpings Veckoblad
''Grönköpings Veckoblad'' is a Swedish satirical monthly magazine. The name translates as "''The Grönköping Weekly''", or "''The Greenville Weekly''", Grönköping being a fictional Swedish town. The name Grönköping predates the magazine; ...
'', detailing the fictional Swedish town of Grönköping. Hasse also began contributing a regular column in 1931 to major national Swedish newspaper ''
Svenska Dagbladet
''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.
History and profile
The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the ...
''.
Hasse married Anna Ahlberg in 1901 and became a father to Erik Zetterström (1904–1997) and Sven Zetterström (1902–1973). Erik became a notable journalist and columnist for ''Svenska Dagbladet'' under the pseudonym of Kar de Mumma whilst Sven was a screenwriter and journalist.
Novels
*''Anna-Clara och hennes bröder'' 1917
*''Ljus''
*''Något mildare''
*''Se nästa sida!''
*''Samlade historier I-II''
*''Sex berättelser om julen''
*''Den lilla gåtan''
*''Fattiga Riddare''
*''Andersson, Oskar: Mannen som gör vad som faller honom in''
References
*Händelser man minns – en
krönika 1920–1969, fil. dr. Harald Schiller, 1970.
*Sveriges befolkning 1890,
Riksarkivet 2003
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Nationalencyklopedin
''Nationalencyklopedin'' (; "The National Encyclopedia" in English), abbreviated NE, is a comprehensive contemporary Swedish-language encyclopedia, initiated by a favourable loan from the Government of Sweden of 17 million Swedish kronor in 19 ...
, 2007
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Vem är det
''Vem är det'', with the subtitle ''Svensk biografisk handbok'', is a Swedish " Who's Who" biographical reference publication which has been published in 46 editions since 1912.
References
External links''Vem är det''at Project Runeberg
...
: Svensk biografisk handbok 1939'', P A Norstedt & Söners Förlag, Stockholm 1939 s. 930
External links
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1877 births
1946 deaths
Writers from Stockholm
Swedish male novelists
Swedish columnists
Swedish editors
Swedish satirists
20th-century Swedish novelists
Swedish magazine founders
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