Edvard Evers (12 May 1853 – 22 October 1919) was a

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Lutheran priest and hymnwriter. Edvard Evers is mostly famous for writing the lyrics of the Christmas carole ''

Jul, jul, strålande jul "''Jul, jul, strålande jul''" is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Edvard Evers and music composed by Gustaf Nordqvist. It was published in 1921. The song has been subject to many interpretations in Sweden, other Scandinavian countries a ...

''. The song was composed by Gustaf Nordqvist and was first published in 1921. Edvard Evers was born at

Uddevalla Uddevalla is a Stad (Sweden), town in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It’s the seat of Uddevalla Municipality. In 2015, it had a population of 34,781, making it the largest town fully in Bohuslän. Uddevalla is located where the river Bäveån ...

in Västra Götaland,

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. He was the son of Per Emil Evers and Mathilda (Nordström) Evers. Evers studied at

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

and graduated in theology in 1878. He was ordained a parish priest in the Diocese of

Strängnäs Strängnäs is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 15,363 inhabitants in 2020. It is located by Lake Mälaren and is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Strängnäs, one of t ...

during 1879. Evers subsequently served as a priest in Stockholm where he became curate of

Adolf Fredrik Church Adolf Fredrik Church () is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after Adolf Frederick. It was built in 1768–1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof. It was inaugurated on 27 November 1774. Its ce ...

(''Adolf Fredriks kyrka'') in 1884. Edvard Evers was appointed vicar at

Norrköping Norrköping ( , ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Lin ...

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...

during 1892. He subsequently worked within the Norrköping school system serving as an inspector of the girl’s high school (1895 to 1906) and was elected chairman of the Norrköping public school board in 1910. Evers died during 1919 in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, Sweden.

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1853 births 1919 deaths People from Uddevalla Swedish Lutheran hymnwriters 19th-century Swedish Lutheran priests Lund University alumni 20th-century Swedish Lutheran priests {{Sweden-bio-stub