Evert Taube was a Swedish musical composer, author and composer who was born in 1890 and lived until 1976, living most of his life in Stockholm, Sweden. Evert Taube was one of the most beloved figures in Swedish literature, and is responsible for many important works, including a famous anti-war poem, Malaren och Maria Pia and the environmentally minded, Anglamark.
  During his lifetime, Evert Taube also composed a fair amount of music. He became enthralled with Latin American music and brought the Argentinean tango to Sweden in the 1920’s.
  Evert also received the Bellman Award from the Swedish Academy in 1950 on his 60 th birthday, and ten years later received and honorary doctorate from Gothenburg University in Sweden, and was later elected to be a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1970.
  Evert married the love of his life, Astri Linnea Mathilda Bergman in 1925, and together they had three children; Per-Evert, Eliinor, and Sven-Bertil, who went on to become a famous singer and actor in his own right.
  In Stockholm, on Jarntorget Street, travelers interested in Stockholm can see a statue of Evert Taube which shows Evert carrying a newspaper under his arm with his coat draped over his shoulders and a pair of sunglasses pushed up onto his forehead, continues to be popular among Stockholm sightseeing and Stockholm tourism.