John Felix August Körling (born 17 December 1864, Kristdala — died 8 January 1937,

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) was a Swedish composer, church musician and music teacher. He was the son of August Körling and the father of American photographer Torkel Korling. Körling wrote operettas (''Guldgruvan'', ''Sommarflirt'', ''Rubber'', and ''Jockeyen''), stage music, and folk songs. Today he is best known for being a highly regarded composer of children's songs.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Korling, Felix 1864 births 1937 deaths Swedish male songwriters Swedish male composers Swedish children's musicians Children's songwriters People from Oskarshamn Municipality