Sally Salminen

Sally Salminen
Salminen in 1941
Born(1906-04-25)25 April 1906
Vårdö, Finland
Died18 July 1976(1976-07-18) (aged 70)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting placeCemetery of Holmen
OccupationWriter
LanguageSwedish
NationalityFinnish
EducationPrimary school, correspondence courses
Years active1936–1974
Notable worksKatrina
Notable awardsTollander Prize (1937)
SpouseJohannes Dührkop

Sally Alina Ingeborg Salminen (25 April 1906 – 18 July 1976), from 1940 Salminen-Dührkop, was an internationally renowned author from Vargata, the Åland Islands, Finland. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.

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