Selma Lagerlof Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!
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Updated on January 08, 2026
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Selma Lagerlof Biography
Selma Lagerlof is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on November 20, 1858 in Marbacka, Sweden. A Swedish writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, she is most famous as the author of the Wonderful Adventures of Nils book series. Her other works of literature comprise The Changeling, The Outcast as well as a variety of short stories, novels plays, memoirs, and plays.
Her fantastical works stand out in stark contrast to the more grounded work of her contemporaries such as Her fantastical novels stood in stark contrast to the realistic work of contemporaries like August Strindberg..
Her name was fourth in the family of Erik the late Louise and Erik. In the early 1890s, she began to fall in love with her fellow writer Sophie Elkan.
| Name | Selma Lagerlof |
| First Name | Selma |
| Last Name | Lagerlof |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Birthday | November 20 |
| Birth Year | 1858 |
| Place of Birth | Marbacka |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | Sweden |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Johanna Maria Lagerlöf, Johan Lagerlöf, Daniel Lagerlöf, Gerda Lagerlöf, Anna Lagerlöf |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Selma Lagerlof Net Worth
Selma Lagerlof is one of the richest Novelist from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Selma Lagerlof's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The school she taught was a girl’s academy in her home country of Sweden in the 1880s and the 1890s. Her first novel was published, The Story of Gosta Berling in 1891.
In 1909 her name was the only woman in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Novelist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Who is Selma Lagerlof Dating?
According to our records, Selma Lagerlof is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Selma Lagerlof’s is not dating anyone.
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Selma Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Selma Lagerlof celebrates birthday on November 20 of every year.
What did Selma Lagerlof win the Nobel Prize for?
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1909 was awarded to Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf “in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings.”
What is Selma Lagerlof known for?
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (/ˈlɑːɡərlɜːf, -lɜːv/, US also /-lʌv, -ləv/, Swedish: [ˈsɛ̂lːma ˈlɑ̂ːɡɛˌɭøːv] ( listen); 20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling’s Saga, at the age of 33.
What did Selma Lagerlof write?
She travelled in Italy and wrote Antikrists mirakler (1897) [The Miracles of Antichrist], a novel set in Sicily. After several minor works she published Jerusalem (1901-1902) [The Holy City], a novel about Swedish peasants who emigrated to the Holy Land and whom she had visited in 1900.
How did Selma Lagerlof died?
Pneumonia
Who got Nobel Prize in 1909?
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1909 was awarded jointly to Guglielmo Marconi and Karl Ferdinand Braun “in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.”
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