Rafael Hertzberg

Rafael Hertzberg

Rafael Hertzberg
Born (1845-09-18)18 September 1845
Turku, Finland
Died 9 December 1896(1896-12-09) (aged 51)
Helsinki, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Occupation writer, translator, historian, businessman, inventor, publicist
Known for Julpolska lyrics

Rafael Hertzberg (18 September 1845, Turku – 5 December 1896, Helsinki) was a Finland-Swedish writer, translator, historian, businessman, inventor and publicist. He is today mostly known for writing the lyrics of the Christmas song Julpolska ("Nu ha vi ljus här i vårt hus ...").[1] He also wrote the libretto for Jean Sibelius’ sole opera, Jungfrun i tornet (1896).

References

  1. "Rafael Hertzberg" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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