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Facts

Born June 17, 1808 • Kristiansand • Norway
Died July 12, 1845 (aged 37) • Oslo • Norway
Notable Family Members sister Camilla Collett

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Henrik Arnold Wergeland
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Nordahl Grieg
Norwegian author
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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Norwegian author
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Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
Norwegian author
Portrait of Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian dramatist and poet, with glasses, prominent sideburns, and formal attire, photographed in 1901.
Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian dramatist and poet
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson
Norwegian author
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Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian writer
Garborg, Arne Evensen
Arne Evensen Garborg
Norwegian author
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Alfred Hauge
Norwegian writer
Fløgstad, Kjartan
Kjartan Fløgstad
Norwegian writer
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Jens Bjørneboe
Norwegian author
Arnulf Øverland
Arnulf Øverland
Norwegian poet
Vinje, Aasmund Olafson
Aasmund Olafson Vinje
Norwegian writer
Petter Dass
Petter Dass
Norwegian poet
Welhaven, Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer
Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven
Norwegian poet
Ørjasæter, Tore
Tore Ørjasæter
Norwegian poet
Landstad, Magnus Brostrup
Magnus Brostrup Landstad
Norwegian poet
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Nils Collett Vogt
Norwegian author
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Johan Nordahl Brun
Norwegian author
Aukrust, Olav
Olav Aukrust
Norwegian poet
Uppdal, Kristofer Oliver
Kristofer Oliver Uppdal
Norwegian novelist

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