Hans Peterson (26 October 1922 – 16 August 2022) was a Swedish writer, mainly of children's literature. . Personal life. Peterson was born on 26 October 1922 in Väring, Västergötland, Sweden. . He died, reportedly by suicide, on 16 August 2022, at the age of 99. Prizes and recognition. Peterson received a number of prizes and recognition for his work, including: The Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, 1955. The Nils Holgersson Plaque, 1958 (for Magnus, Mattias och Mari) German Prize for Children's Literature (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis), 1959. The Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1971.
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Hans Peterson (26 October 1922 – 16 August 2022) was a Swedish writer, mainly of children's literature. . Personal life. Peterson was born on 26 October 1922 in Väring, Västergötland, Sweden. . He died, reportedly by suicide, on 16 August 2022, at the age of 99. Prizes and recognition. Peterson received a number of prizes and recognition for his work, including: The Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, 1955. The Nils Holgersson Plaque, 1958 (for Magnus, Mattias och Mari) German Prize for Children's Literature (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis), 1959. The Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1971.
