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André Bjerke

1918 - 1985

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Jarl André Bjerke (30 January 1918 – 10 January 1985) was a Norwegian writer and poet. He wrote a wide range of material: poems (both for children and adults), mystery novels (four of them under the pseudonym Bernhard Borge), essays, and articles. He translated works by Shakespeare, Molière, Goethe and Racine. Bjerke was known as a prominent proponent of the Riksmål language during the Norwegian language struggle, and of anthroposophy, especially in the 1950s and launched a magazine, Ordet, in the same period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Bjerke is the 5,834th most popular writer (up from 5,904th in 2019), the 446th most popular biography from Norway (down from 445th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among writers, André Bjerke ranks 5,834 out of 7,302. Before him are Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Kay Redfield Jamison, José Santos Chocano, Anita Desai, Curt Siodmak, and Goffredo Parise. After him are Atis Kronvalds, John Varley, Simo Puupponen, Arthur Symons, Robert Sabatier, and Francis Chichester.

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Among people born in 1918, André Bjerke ranks 278. Before him are Dick Haymes, Gastone Darè, Madeleine L'Engle, Rafael Iriondo, Spike Milligan, and Sebastian Cabot. After him are Duncan White, Barney Ewell, Richard Hoggart, Mariano Mores, Norman Granz, and Aleksandr Ponomarev. Among people deceased in 1985, André Bjerke ranks 238. Before him are Alister Hardy, Harold Whitlock, Paul Creston, George O'Brien, Fritz Keller, and Tom Richards. After him are Scott Brady, Alfredo Duhalde, Werner Meyer, Isaac Kashdan, Lloyd Nolan, and Leni Schmidt.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, André Bjerke ranks 446 out of 1,039. Before him are Alv Gjestvang (1937), Sverre Hansen (1913), Øistein Schirmer (1879), Anne-Karine Strøm (1951), Jens Bratlie (1856), and Lars Christensen (1884). After him are Geirr Tveitt (1908), Kristian Prestrud (1881), Sigurd Ibsen (1859), Christopher Hornsrud (1859), Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), and Johan Vaaler (1866).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, André Bjerke ranks 69. Before him are Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Vera Henriksen (1927), Jørn Lier Horst (1970), Johan Falkberget (1879), Inger Hagerup (1905), and Vigdis Hjorth (1959). After him are Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), Åsne Seierstad (1970), Kåre Holt (1916), Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), and Tron Øgrim (1947).

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