Banér, Johan G. R. (Johan Gustav Runeskeold), 1861-1938
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Swedish-American author and journalist, of Ironwood, Michigan.
From the description of Johan Gustav Runeskeold Banér papers, 1890-1938. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423566
Johan Gustav Runeskeold Banér was a noted Swedish-American author and folklorist who spent most of his life in Ironwood, Michigan. Born in Småland, Sweden in 1861, he immigrated to the United States in 1883, where he lived in Ashland, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota.
While in Ashland, Banér began publishing Frihet, which became the major Swedish language publication in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. He continued to publish Frihet after he moved to Ironwood, which was home to a large Swedish speaking community. Banér also began to write poetic accounts of Scandinavian epics, as well as translations of Chippewa legends, myths and folklore; he wrote literally thousands of articles and poems for the nation's Swedish language press. As his influence as a publisher and writer spread, Banér corresponded with several well-known people, including Luther Burbank, Booker T. Washington, Elbert Hubbard, and Michigan governor Chase S. Osborn. He died in 1938.
From the guide to the Johan G.R. Banér papers, 1890-1938, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)
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- Authors, American
- Authors
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America
- Journalists
- Journalists
- Poetry
- Swedish Americans
- Swedish Americans
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- Ironwood (Mich.) (as recorded)
- Upper Peninsula (Mich.) (as recorded)
- Upper Peninsula (Mich.) (as recorded)
- Michigan (as recorded)
- Ironwood (Mich.) (as recorded)
