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Margareta Magnusson Swedish artist and essayist, advocator of Swedish death cleaning dead at age 91

Margareta Magnusson: key obituary facts

Is Margareta Magnusson dead? Yes. Margareta Magnusson died on March 12, 2026, at age 91.

Cause of death: Margareta Magnusson's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Margareta Magnusson known for?

Margareta Magnusson was a Swedish artist and essayist, advocator of Swedish death cleaning.

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Born: December 31, 1934.

Occupations: Painter, author.

Margareta Magnusson, a Swedish painter and essayist, died on March 12, 2026, in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the age of 91.

Born Margareta Elisabeth Bothén in Gothenburg on December 31, 1934, she studied at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and graduated in 1956. She was best known for popularizing the term Swedish death cleaning, the practice of decluttering and giving away possessions to spare loved ones the task later in life.

Margareta Elisabeth Bothén (31 December 1934 – 12 March 2026) was a Swedish painter and essayist.

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