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Ole TorvaldsOle Torvalds (1916-1995) was a Finland-Swedish journalist and poet from Finland. He was the father of Nils Torvalds and grandfather of Linus Torvalds. His full name was Ole Torvald Elis Saxberg, but he was also named Karanko after his step father, Toivo T. Karanko. In 1935 when he had moved to Helsinki for studies he changed his name to Torvalds. In 1944 he was awarded a literature prize from Svenska Dagbladet (shared with Harry Martinson, Lars Ahlin and Elly Jannes). In 1978 he was declared an honorary doctor at bo Akademi. His career as journalist was started as editor of Vstra Nyland in Ekens where he stayed until after World War II. He was married to Mrta von Wendt and had three children with her. After a divorce he became editor of sterbottningen in Karleby. Then he remarried, begat two more children and later became editor of bo Underrttelser. Works - "Vi sjunger inte fr dem", 1939
- "Ointagligt land", poems, 1942
- "Hemligt medansvar", poems, 1944
- "Svr gldje", short stories, 1946
- "Strngar av aska", poems, 1954
- "Mellan is och eld", poems, 1957
- "Vid kllorna", 1961
- "Speglingar i en ", 1972
- "Livstecken", poems, 1986
- "Vgmrken", poems about the archipelago 1937-1987, 1988
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