{{Short description|Swedish writer (1922–2022)}} {{Distinguish|Hans Petersson|Hans Petersen (disambiguation)}} {{Sources|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox writer | embed = | honorific_prefix = | name = Hans Peterson | honorific_suffix = | image = Hans-Peterson-143474215251.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Peterson in 1961 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1922|10|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Väring, Sweden | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|08|16|1922|10|26|df=y}} | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | nationality = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Children's literature | subject = | movement = | notable_works = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1971 | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = | portaldisp = }} '''Hans Peterson''' (26 October 1922 – 16 August 2022) was a Swedish writer, mainly of children's literature.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://runeberg.org/authors/peterhan.html |title=Hans Peterson |work=Project Runeberg |access-date=17 August 2022}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Laxgård |first=Kalle |url=https://www.svb.se/nyheter/forfattaren-hans-peterson-dod |title=Författaren Hans Peterson död |date=16 August 2022 |access-date=18 August 2022 |lang=sv}}</ref>
==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 {{lang|sv|Magnus, Mattias och Mari}}) * German Prize for Children's Literature ({{lang|de|Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis}}), 1959<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthias und das Eichhörnchen |url=https://www.jugendliteratur.org/buch/matthias-und-das-eichhoernchen-1748-1748/ |website=Arbeitskreis Jugendliteratur |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> * The Astrid Lindgren Prize, 1971<ref name="Astrid Lindgren 2018">{{Cite web |title=The Astrid Lindgren Prize |publisher=Astrid Lindgren Company |url=https://www.astridlindgren.com/en/about-astrid-lindgren/astrid-lindgrens-legacy/the-astrid-lindgren-prize |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> * Wettergrens barnbokollon, 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbi.kb.se/sv/Utgivning-och-formedling/Utgivning/Priser/Wettergrens-Barnbokollon/ |title=Wettergrens barnbokollon |access-date=8 October 2021 |website=Svenska barnboksinstitutet (The Swedish Institute for Children's Books) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905180940/http://www.sbi.kb.se/sv/Utgivning-och-formedling/Utgivning/Priser/Wettergrens-Barnbokollon/ |archive-date=5 September 2011}}</ref>
==Works== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" id="hans_peterson_books" |+ Works of Hans Peterson !scope="col"| Original title !scope="col"| Translated title !scope="col"| Year published !scope="col"| Notes |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Stina och Lars på vandring}} | | 1945 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Bröderna}} | | 1947 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|De ensamma}} | | 1947 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Stina och Lars i Afrika}} | | 1947 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Stina och Lars rymmer}} | | 1948 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den uppdämda ravinen}} | | 1949 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Flickan och sommaren}} | | 1950 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Okänt land i sikte}} | | 1950 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Lärkorna}} | | 1952 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Janne}} | | 1954 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Stina och Lars i fjällen}} | ''Stina and Lars in the mountains'' | 1955 | illustrated by Eva Laurell, translated by Patricia Crampton |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Det kallas kärlek}} | | 1955 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hejda solnedgången}} | | 1955 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Kvinnors kärlek}} | | 1956 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Magnus och ekorrungen}} | ''Magnus and the squirrel'' | 1956 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Madeleine Hamilton |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Magnus, Mattias och Mari}} | ''Magnus and the van horse'' | 1957 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Marianne Turner |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Sjörövare i sikte}} | | 1957 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Ett lejon i huset}} | | 1957 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Skådespelaren}} | | 1957 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Magnus i hamn}} | ''Magnus in the harbour'' | 1958 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Marianne Turner |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Petter Jönsson som hade en gitarr}} | ''Peter Johnson and his guitar'' | 1959 | illustrated by Iben Clante, translated by Marianne Turner |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Magnus i fara}} | ''Magnus in danger'' | 1959 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Marianne Turner |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Älskarinnan}} | | 1959 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|När vi snöade inne}} | ''The day it snowed'' | 1959 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Gubben och kanariefågeln}} | ''The old man and the bird'' | 1960 | illustrated by Ylva Källström, translated by Marianne Helweg |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Måns och Mia}} | ''Tom and Tabby'' | 1960 | illustrated by Olle Montelius |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|När vi regnade inne}} | ''The day it rained'' | 1960 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Cecilia}} | | 1961 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Känner du Jonas?}} | | 1961 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Magnus och skeppshunden Jack}} | ''Magnus and the ship's mascot'' | 1961 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Marianne Turner |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Resebidrag}} | | 1961 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Stina och Anders i Göteborg}} | | 1961 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jonas går på stan}} | | 1961 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Kvinnorna}} | | 1962 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Mick och Malin}} | ''Mickey and Molly'' | 1962 | illustrated by Olle Montelius |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Lill-Olle och sommardagen}} | ''Benjamin has a birthday'' | 1962 | illustrated by Harald Wiberg, translated by Kay Ware and Lucille Sutherland |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Det nya huset}} | ''The new house'' | 1962 | illustrated by Ylva Källström, translated by Kay Ware and Lucille Sutherland |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Liselott och garaffen}} | ''Liselott and the Quiffin'' | 1962 | illustrated by Ulla Sundin-Wickman, translated by Annabelle MacMillan |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Boken om Magnus}} | | 1963 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hunden Buster}} | ''Brownie'' | 1963 | illustrated by Paul Galdone |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Historien om en by}} | | 1963 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Här kommer Petter}} | ''Here comes Peter'' | 1963 | illustrated by Stig Södersten, translated by Marianne Turner |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|En sommar för Erika}} | | 1964 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|När hönsen blåste bort}} | ''The day the chickens blew away'' | 1964 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Petter kommer igen}} | ''Peter comes back'' | 1964 | illustrated by Stig Södersten, translated by Marianne Turner |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Liselott och de andra}} | ''Lisa settles in'' | 1965 | illustrated by Stig Södersten, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Petter klarar allt}} | ''Peter makes his way'' | 1966 | illustrated by Stig Södersten, translated by Evelyn Ramsden |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Sara och blåmesen}} | ''Sara and the blue tit'' | 1966 | illustrated by Fibben Hald, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Älskaren}} | | 1966 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Bara Liselott}} | ''Just Lisa'' | 1967 | illustrated by Stig Södersten, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den nya bron}} | ''The new bridge'' | 1967 | illustrated by Ylva Källström, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Magnus hade en ekorre}} | ''Erik has a squirrel'' | 1967 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Christine Hyatt |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Sara och sommarhuset}} | ''Sara in summer-time'' | 1967 | illustrated by Fibben Hald, translated by Patricia Crampton |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Magnus, Lindberg och hästen Mari}} | ''Erik and the Christmas Horse'' | 1968 | illustrated by Ilon Wikland, translated by Christine Hyatt |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Expedition snöstorm}} | | 1968 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag vill inte, sa Sara}} | ''I don't want to, said Sara'' | 1968 | illustrated by Ulf Löfgren, translated by Irène D. Morris |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Lill-Anna, Johan och den vilda björnen}} | | 1968 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Stina och Lars reser till mormor}} | | 1968 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Stina och Lars på äventyr}} | | 1968 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Franssonsbarna i Fågelhult}} | | 1969 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|När Per gick vilse i skogen}} | ''When Peter was Lost in the Forest'' | 1969 | illustrated by Harald Wiberg |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Nästan en idyll}} | | 1970 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Barn, barnbok, barboksförfattare}} | | 1970 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Min pappa är läkare}} | | 1970 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Sara och lillebror}} | ''Sara and her brother'' | 1970 | illustrated by Fibben Hald, translated by Marianne Helweg |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Åke går till sjöss}} | | 1970 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hur blev det hav?}} | | 1970 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pelle Jansson, en kille med tur}} | ''Pelle Jansson'' | 1970 | illustrated by Palle Bregnhøi, translated by Hanne Barnes |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vad händer i havet?}} | | 1970 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Titta jag kan gå}} | ''Look what I can do'' | 1971 | illustrated by Angelica Serrano, translated by Patricia Crampton |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Elise och Rickard}} | | 1971 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pelle Jansson, en kille mitt i stan}} | ''Pelle in the big city'' | 1971 | illustrated by Palle Bregnhøi, translated by Hannes Barnes |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pelle Jansson, en kille som inte ger sig}} | ''Pelle in trouble'' | 1972 | illustrated by Palle Bregnhøi, translated by Hanne Barnes |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Elise ensam}} | | 1972 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den gamla bilen}} | | 1973 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Berättelsen om Elin}} | | 1973 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Dagen när allting hände}} | | 1973 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Elise och de andra}} | | 1973 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vilse i fjällen}} | | 1974 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Varför blir det så?}} | | 1975 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den stora snöstormen}} | ''The big snowstorm'' | 1975 | illustrated by Harald Wiberg, translated by Patricia Crampton |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Malin på en öde ö}} | | 1975 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Veckan Anna och Vlasto försvann}} | | 1975 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Anders och Joakim}} | | 1976 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Svar till}} | | 1976 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Fågelpojken}} | | 1976 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Alberta}} | | 1976 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Dagen innan vintern kom}} | | 1976 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|De fyra hemlösa}} | | 1977 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Kära Alberta}} | | 1977 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Fem dagar i november}} | | 1977 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Malin har en hemlighet}} | | 1977 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Dagen när Simon flyttade}} | | 1977 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Juni månad är lång}} | | 1978 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Alberta}} | | 1978 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Malin är indian}} | | 1978 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Aron heter jag}} | | 1978 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Äntligen Alberta}} | | 1979 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Dagen när Simon strejkade}} | | 1979 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Christer som älskar}} | | 1980 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vilhelmina-den ensamma hunden}} | | 1980 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Ni får inte skiljas}} | | 1980 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jakten på Janne}} | | 1980 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den handikappade människan}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Svenne Jägare}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Någon måste vara Nora}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Mormorsmordet}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den sista dagen}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hot, varning, fara}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Nissa M slår tillbaka}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Malin på Mississippi}} | | 1981 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Min storebror Jim}} | | 1982 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Det gäller livet}} | | 1982 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag är med barn}} | | 1982 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Janne ställer upp}} | | 1982 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Rånet}} | | 1983 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Malin är osynlig}} | | 1983 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Aj, det gör ont!}} | | 1983 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Silverskatten}} | | 1984 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Malin i djungeln}} | | 1984 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hämnden}} | | 1984 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jakten på den försvunna lådan}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den natten i Paris}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Ola och Oskar}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Sjörövarna kommer}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Lisa blir arg}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|David spelar på gatan}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Daniel tar flyget}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Johannes}} | | 1985 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Ola och ovädret}} | | 1986 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Daniel ensam i Paris}} | | 1986 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hemlighetsfulla husets gåta}} | | 1986 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Nora}} | | 1986 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Valdemar som hade 7 liv}} | | 1986 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Älskade Alberta}} | | 1987 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Daniel i Rom}} | | 1987 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jon rider mot söder}} | | 1987 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vargen jagar ensam}} | | 1988 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Mord bland näckrosor}} | | 1988 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Prins Jan är försvunnen}} | | 1988 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Björnjakten}} | | 1988 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Boken om Sara}} | | 1988 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Fredagen den trettonde}} | | 1988 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Frihet och bröd}} | | 1989 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Det stora äventyret}} | | 1989 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Simon och Helga}} | | 1989 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Handelsboden}} | | 1989 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Barnen i kopparstaden}} | | 1989 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|En lördag i maj}} | | 1989 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pilbågen}} | | 1990 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Flodfärden}} | | 1990 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Joel-pojken som försvann}} | | 1991 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hassan Hassan vinner första åket}} | | 1991 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Ett inbrott i juni}} | | 1991 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Graven öppnar sig}} | | 1991 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Bokstavsdjur}} | | 1992 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pieter, äventyraren}} | | 1992 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Boken om Anna}} | | 1992 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hassan Hassans sista störtlopp}} | | 1992 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pieter, främlingen}} | | 1993 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hassan Hassan svartskalle}} | | 1993 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pieter, sjörövaren}} | | 1994 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Hassan Hassan slalomåkaren}} | | 1994 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|En moped i augusti}} | | 1994 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den svarta ormen}} | | 1994 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Lina reser till farmor}} | | 1995 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Försvunnen i september}} | | 1995 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Gustav Vasa}} | | 1995 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pedro flyr}} | | 1996 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Alla vi barn i världen}} | | 1996 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Pedro ensam}} | | 1997 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vildhunden Leopold}} | | 1997 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Kameran ser allt}} | | 1997 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Kristina}} | | 1997 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Lina bygger en koja}} | | 1998 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Främlingens son}} | | 1998 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Karl den tolfte}} | | 1998 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vildhunden Leopold i knipa}} | | 1998 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Gustav den tredje}} | | 1999 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Adams häst}} | | 1999 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vildhunden Leopold i fara}} | | 2000 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vildhunden Leopold åker tåg}} | | 2000 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Erik den fjortonde}} | | 2000 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den främmande byn}} | | 2000 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Adam rider ensam}} | | 2001 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Vildhunden Leopold hittar hem}} | | 2001 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Martin Luther}} | | 2001 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Matti, den vita indianen}} | | 2002 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Adam och vildhästen}} | | 2002 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Karl den fjortonde Johan}} | | 2002 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Den hemliga signalen}} | | 2003 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Matti, vägvisare}} | | 2003 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Odd sjöfararen}} | | 2003 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, Margareta kung byxlös}} | | 2003 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag, upptäcktsresande Sven Hedin}} | | 2004 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Staden brinner}} | | 2004 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Matti, jägare}} | | 2004 | |- !scope="row"| {{lang|sv|Jag ska ha barn}} | | 2005 | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Astrid Lindgren Prize winners}} {{Portal bar|Children's literature}}
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