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Alexander Kielland

1849 - 1906

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Alexander Lange Kielland (Norwegian: [ɑɫɛˈksɑ̀ndər ˈlɑ̂ŋːə ˈçɛ̀lːɑn]; 18 February 1849 – 6 April 1906) was a Norwegian realistic writer of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" of Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Kielland is the 1,108th most popular writer (up from 1,200th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Norway (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexander Kielland ranks 1,108 out of 7,302. Before him are Mori Ōgai, Oliver Sacks, Juan Rulfo, Roberto Bolaño, Publilius Syrus, and Roger Zelazny. After him are Alexander Ostrovsky, D. T. Suzuki, Herodian, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, and Len Deighton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Alexander Kielland ranks 19. Before him are Sergei Witte, John William Waterhouse, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Michael Ancher, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria. After him are Nogi Maresuke, Eva Gonzalès, John Ambrose Fleming, Max Nordau, Ellen Key, and Armand Peugeot. Among people deceased in 1906, Alexander Kielland ranks 15. Before him are Samuel Pierpont Langley, Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Susan B. Anthony, Georgy Gapon, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, and Anton Arensky. After him are Bartolomé Mitre, Eugène Carrière, Jules Breton, Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, Joseph Monier, and Mihály Zichy.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Alexander Kielland ranks 77 out of 1,039. Before him are Olaf III of Norway (1050), Christian Krohg (1852), Christian Michelsen (1857), Sverre of Norway (1145), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), and Max Manus (1914). After him are Nordahl Grieg (1902), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Halfdan the Black (810), Eric II of Norway (1268), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), and Johan Christian Dahl (1788).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Alexander Kielland ranks 10. Before him are Ivar Aasen (1813), Jo Nesbø (1960), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jon Fosse (1959), and Jonas Lie (1833). After him are Nordahl Grieg (1902), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Dag Solstad (1941), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Henrik Wergeland (1808), and Jørgen Moe (1813).

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