Selma Lagerlöf
Known For: Writing
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: November 20, 1858
Day of Death: March 16, 1940 (81 years old)
Place of Birth: Mårbacka, Värmland, Sweden
Selma Lagerlof (20 November 1858–16 March 1940) was a famous Swedish novelist. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.