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Dorothe Engelbretsdatter

1634 - 1716

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Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (16 January 1634 – 19 February 1716) was a Norwegian author. She principally wrote hymns and poems which were strongly religious. She has been described as Norway's first recognized female author as well as Norway's first feminist before feminism became a recognized concept. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothe Engelbretsdatter is the 2,682nd most popular writer (up from 3,878th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Norway (up from 239th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter ranks 2,682 out of 7,302. Before her are Violette Leduc, David Ogilvy, Henry van Dyke Jr., Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Orson Scott Card, and Lois McMaster Bujold. After her are Édouard Glissant, Kamo no Chōmei, Terry Goodkind, Parvin E'tesami, Dagny Juel, and Yu Kil-chun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1634, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter ranks 11. Before her are Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena, Nicolaes Maes, Hümaşah Sultan, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, and Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau. After her are John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Pasquier Quesnel, Balthasar Bekker, Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Thomas Kingo, and John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. Among people deceased in 1716, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter ranks 10. Before her are Engelbert Kaempfer, Tokugawa Ietsugu, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, Ogata Kōrin, Roger Cotes, and Anthim the Iberian. After her are Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, Banda Singh Bahadur, Giovanni Battista Bassani, Charles de La Fosse, Marfa Apraksina, and William Wycherley.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter ranks 179 out of 1,039. Before her are Margit Sandemo (1924), Birger Ruud (1911), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), and Kjell Askildsen (1929). After her are Dagny Juel (1867), Kristofer Hivju (1978), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Oscar Wisting (1871), Amalie Skram (1846), and Henrik Steffens (1773).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter ranks 29. Before her are Anne Holt (1958), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Petter Dass (1647), Karin Fossum (1954), Margit Sandemo (1924), and Kjell Askildsen (1929). After her are Dagny Juel (1867), Amalie Skram (1846), Per Petterson (1952), Knud Knudsen (1812), Hans Aanrud (1863), and Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818).

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