▁Swedish ▁writer , ▁poet ▁and ▁transl ator . ▁ ▁Life ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁the ▁wealth y ▁professor ▁Gust af ▁Kn ös ▁( d . ▁ 1 8 2 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁literary ▁upper ▁class ▁social ite ▁Al ida ▁Maria ▁Ol bers , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁education ▁and ▁accomplish ments ▁custom ary ▁for ▁upper ▁class ▁girls . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁were ▁both ▁important ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁society ▁life ▁in ▁U pp s ala , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" light ▁beaut ies , ▁gen ies ▁of ▁j okes , ▁joy ▁and ▁poetry ". ▁Her ▁mother ▁hosted ▁a ▁literary ▁sal on , ▁and ▁Kn ös ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁cultiv ated ▁but ▁extremely ▁shelter ed ▁environment ▁in ▁a ▁home ▁" where ▁they , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁flowers ▁and ▁paint ings , ▁lived ▁a ▁life ▁which ▁was ▁only ▁when ▁necessary ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁reality ". ▁ ▁The k la ▁Kn ös ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁serious ▁and ▁cultiv ated , ▁but ▁shelter ed ▁and ▁ignor ant ▁of ▁all ▁practical ▁necess ities ▁of ▁life , ▁nerv ous ▁and ▁de press ive , ▁w itt y ▁and ▁entertain ing ▁but ▁o vers ens itive ▁and ▁ment ally ▁frag ile . ▁She ▁had ▁many ▁friends ▁among ▁the ▁Swedish ▁cultural ▁el ite , ▁not ably ▁Fred ri ka ▁Bre mer ▁and ▁Pont us ▁Wik ner , ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁devoted ▁friend ▁and ▁conf id ante ▁" who ▁dimin ished ▁herself ▁in ▁overflow ing ▁comp ass ion ", ▁and ▁reported ly , ▁she