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Swedish writer (1858–1940)

Also known as: Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf, Selma Ottiliana Lovisa Lagerlöf, Сельма Лагерлёф, سلمى لاغرلوف, 셀마 라겔뢰프, セルマ・ラーゲルレーヴ

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