HANSSON, OLA (186o-192 5 ), Swedish writer, was born at Honsinge (Schonen) on Nov. 12, 186o. He wrote mainly in German, but his best works are the lyrics inspired by the beauty of his native country. Both in his life and his books his morbid character is apparent, particularly in his first novel Sensitiva Amo rosa (1887). He died on Sept. 26, 1925. In 1889, Hansson mar ried Laura Marholm, author of several plays and novels.
Ola Hansson's most important works are: Parias (189o) ; V or der Ehe (1895) ; Ein Erzieher (1895) ; Jung Ofeg's Lieder (1892). A collection of his poems appeared in 190r as Gedichte in Vers and Prosa, and a Swedish collection in 1926. His later works in clude: Des Verlorne Land (1906) ; Neue Lieder (1907) ; Auf dem Altar der Heimat (1908).