Rafael Hertzberg

Rafael Hertzberg
Rafael Hertzberg
Born	(1845-09-18)18 September 1845 Turku, Finland
Died	9 December 1896(1896-12-09) (aged 51) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Occupation	writer, translator, historian, businessman, inventor, publicist
Known for	Julpolska lyrics

Rafael Hertzberg (18 September 1845, Turku – 5 December 1896, Helsinki) was a Finland-Swedish writer, translator, historian, businessman, inventor and publicist. He is today mostly known for writing the lyrics of the Christmas song Julpolska ("Nu ha vi ljus här i vårt hus ..."). He also wrote the libretto for Jean Sibelius’ sole opera, Jungfrun i tornet (1896).