Gustaf von Numers (writer)
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Gustaf von Numers in Kannus
) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish
author
and station master.
Numers learned to know the theater man Kaarlo Bergbom
in 1887. Bergbom got to read some of Numers's plays and set up several of his plays on the Finnish teater in Helsinki
, for instance his debut piece Erik Puke in 1888. Numers wrote in Swedish, but was performed in Finnish. He was also serving as a station master in Bennäs
from 1884, and in Kannus
1908-1913.
Kannus
Kannus is a town and municipality and city of Finland.It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually...
) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
author
Author
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and station master.
Numers learned to know the theater man Kaarlo Bergbom
Kaarlo Bergbom
Kaarlo Bergbom was a Finnish theatre director. He was the founder of the Finnish National Theatre, the first Finnish language theatre company...
in 1887. Bergbom got to read some of Numers's plays and set up several of his plays on the Finnish teater in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, for instance his debut piece Erik Puke in 1888. Numers wrote in Swedish, but was performed in Finnish. He was also serving as a station master in Bennäs
Bennäs
Bennäs is a village and railway station in the municipality of Pedersöre, Finland. It is the administrative center of the municipality, but the biggest population center is Kållby. The village be located in by the side of Ostrobothnia Railway Line. The railway station operates among other things...
from 1884, and in Kannus
Kannus
Kannus is a town and municipality and city of Finland.It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is unilingually...
1908-1913.
Selective bibliography
- Bakom Kuopio
- Dramatiska arbeten
- Klas Kurck och liten Elin
- Pastor Jussilainen
- Striden vid Tuukkala
- Tuukkasson
- Vid Lützen
- The tragedy of Elina