year before his death. Compared to Swedish poets contemporary with Wallin, some consider him second only to Esaias Tegnér. Notes External links Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon (1906), in Swedish Hymnuts's biography on Wallin "The homepage for the hymnuts of the world" Nordiskt familjelexikon article Wallin, Johan Olof. In Swedish. 1779 births 1839 deaths People from Borlänge Municipality Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala 19th-century Lutheran archbishops Members of the Swedish Academy Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Writers from Dalarna Swedish-language writers Swedish Lutheran hymnwriters