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Leonhard Fredrik Rääf

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Residence
  
Sweden

Nationality
  
Swede

Died
  
1872

Citizenship
  
Sweden

Known for
  
Studies of Ydre

Alma mater
  
Uppsala University

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Institutions
  
National Archives of Sweden Krigsexpeditionen

Fields
  
Folkloristics, Local history

Leonhard Fredrik Rääf (1786 – 1872) also known as Ydredrotten was a Swedish folklorist, local historian and conservative politician from Ydre. During a time Rääf had a literary saloon in Tomestorp which was frequented by among others Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom. In 1843 Rääf moved to a farm in Forsnäs where he lived until death in 1872.

Rääf is buried together with some possessions in a Viking-style mound at the shores of Lägern.

References

Leonhard Fredrik Rääf Wikipedia