He was known in Sweden as Kloke-Hans (``Wise Hans''). Prof. Larsson was a humanist and an author. He was also a mentor for several Swedish authors and a prominent essayist. Prof. Larsson was the son of the farmer Lars Persson and Kersti Nilsdotter, and cousin of author Ola Hansson. After studentexamen in 1881 he began his studies at Lund University.
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Lars Persson