What is Hans Peterson?
[[File:Hans-Peterson-143474215251.jpg|right|200px]] '''Hans Peterson''' (26 October 1922 – 16 August 2022) was a Swedish children's writer.<ref>[https://runeberg.org/authors/peterhan.html Hans Peterson] at [[Project Runeberg]]</ref> He was born in [[Väring]], [[Sweden]]. During his career, he was honored with the [[Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize]] (1955), [[Nils Holgersson Plaque]] (1958), [[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis]] (1959) and [[Astrid Lindgren Prize]] (1971). Peterson committed [[suicide]] on 16 August 2022 in [[Mölle]], Sweden at the age of 99.<ref>[https://www.svb.se/nyheter/forfattaren-hans-peterson-dod Författaren Hans Peterson död] {{in lang|sv}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Hans}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Swedish children's writers]] [[Category:Suicides]] {{bio-stub}}