Leonhard Fredrik Rääf
Swedish writer
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| Intro | Swedish writer | |
| Places | Sweden | |
| was | Writer Archivist | |
| Work field | Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 18 September 1786 | |
| Death | 9 June 1872 (aged 85 years) |
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Leonhard Fredrik Rääf (1786 – 1872) also known as Ydredrotten was a Swedish folklorist, local historian and conservative politician from Ydre. During a time Rääf had a literary saloon in Tomestorp which was frequented by among others Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom. In 1843 Rääf moved to a farm in Forsnäs where he lived until death in 1872.
Rääf is buried together with some possessions in a Viking-style mound at the shores of Lägern.