Stieg Larsson

Born in Skelleftehamn, Sweden on August 15, 1954 — died November 9, 2004 (aged 50)

Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (August 15, 1954 – November 9, 2004) was a Swedish journalist and writer. He is best known for writing the Millennium trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously and adapted as motion pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia Stieg Larsson licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.