OLA HANSSEN
\ˈə͡ʊlə hˈansən], \ˈəʊlə hˈansən], \ˈəʊ_l_ə h_ˈa_n_s_ə_n]\
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A Swedish-German poet and author; born in Honsing, Sweden, Nov. 12, 1860. He had a passion for travel; going on foot in his impecunious early years, but his first poems were successful enough to improve his means. His masterpiece was "Love Longings" (Sensitiva Amorosa), brought out in 1887, and since translated into German and French. He has lived in Berlin since 1889, and written in German with grace and facility. His poems combine vigorous thought with delicate workmanship, and his literary essays are those of an able and learned critic.
By Charles Dudley Warner
