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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 🇳🇴

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (Known as "Bjørnson")
Nobel Laureate in Literature, Poet, Dramatist, Author of Norwegian National Anthem
Born 1832-12-08 🇳🇴 Kvikne, Norway
Passed Away 1910-04-26 Paris, France
Lifespan 77 years old
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"Lift your head, you eager boy! Though a hope were broken, another will bloom with dawn."

Archival Overview

Giant of Norwegian letters and civic life who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903, wrote the national anthem 'Ja, vi elsker dette landet', and championed democratic freedom across Europe.

Biographical Record

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was born on December 8, 1832, in Kvikne, Østerdalen. Alongside Henrik Ibsen, Alexander Kielland, and Jonas Lie, he formed the iconic group known as 'The Four Greats' (De fire store) of modern Norwegian literature.

Bjørnson captured the spirit of the rural people in peasant novels like Synnøve Solbakken (1857) and En glad gut. He penned the lyrics to Norway's national anthem, Ja, vi elsker dette landet, and served as artistic director of the National Theatre in Bergen. In 1903, he became the first Scandinavian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. An ardent defender of oppressed nationalities, he campaigned tirelessly for Slovaks, Poles, and Romanians.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Vår Frelsers gravlund
Oslo, Norway
GPS: 59.9208, 10.7450
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