George Kåhre (26 August 1899, in

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– 12 December 1969) was a teacher and author in

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, Finland. He wrote poetry and

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, as well as factual books. Kåhre debuted in 1928 with the poetry anthology ''Staden med de tusen lindarna'', released under the pseudonym Stefan Sylwander. He would use this pseudonym until 1933, when his first novel, ''Strandhugg'', was released under his own name. The novel won a shared first prize in a contest organized by a

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publisher. Kåhre's most famous work in English is probably ''The Last Tall Ships: Gustav Erikson and the Åland Sailing Fleets 1872–1947'',Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. a translation of ''Den åländska segelsjöfartens historia'' (first published in 1940 by

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), which was released posthumously in 1978. Two poetry anthologies, ''Ord och vågor'' and ''Söndag i världen'', were released after his death.

Bibliography

Poetry, as Stefan Sylwander

*''Staden med de tusen lindarna'' (1928) *''Vers från havskanten'' (1929) *''Fromma visor'' (1930) *''Väderilar'' (1932)

Poetry, as Georg Kåhre

*''Dikt och pamflett'' (1939) *''Ord och vågor'' (1970) *''Söndag i världen'' (1983)

Novels

*''Strandhugg'' (1933) *''Bror Ahasverus'' (1942) *''Knutar på fånglinan'' (1953)

Others

*''Den åländska segelsjöfartens historia'' (1940), English edition: ''The Last Tall Ships: Gustav Erikson and the Åland Sailing Fleets 1872–1947'' (1978) *''Ålands ömsesidiga försäkringsbolag'' (1941) *''Ålands aktiebank'' (1944) *''Under Gustaf Eriksons flagga'' (1948) *''Sjöfart och skeppsbyggeri på Åland'' (1949) *''Ålands redarförening r.f. 1934–1959'' (1959) *''Åland'' (1959) *''50 år under Gustav Eriksons flagga'' (1963)

References

External links

George Kåhre Biography, Library of Mariehamn
1899 births 1969 deaths People from Mariehamn People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Writers from Åland Finnish writers in Swedish {{Åland-bio-stub