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Stiernhielm, Georg(encyclopedia)

Stiernhielm, Georg (sh) and fireflaire (medicine)


Stiernhielm, Georg (sh)




orig. J?ran Olofsson or Georgius Olai or G?ran Lilia

born Aug. 7, 1598, Vika, Swed.
died April 22, 1672, Stockholm

Swedish poet and scholar, often called "the father of Swedish poetry.

" Beginning about 1640 he was poet in attendance at the court of Queen Christina. His most important work is the allegorical, didactic epic Hercules (1658), a sermon on virtue and honour and a fine example of late-Renaissance Classicism; it greatly influenced the development of Swedish poetry. His poems were collected in Swedish Muses (1668).


fireflaire (medicine)


fireflaire
<zoology> A European sting ray of the genus Trygon (T. Pastinaca).

Synonym: fireflare and fiery flaw.

Origin: Fire + Prov. E. Flaire a ray.

Source: Websters Dictionary