WRITER

Henrik Ibsen

1828 - 1906

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Henrik Johan Ibsen (; Norwegian: [ˈhɛ̀nrɪk ˈɪ̀psn̩]; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered theatrical realism, but also wrote lyrical epic works. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, and When We Dead Awaken. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House was the world's most performed play in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henrik Ibsen is the 61st most popular writer (up from 81st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Norway (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Writer.

Henrik Ibsen is most famous for his plays "A Doll's House" and "Hedda Gabler."

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Among writers, Henrik Ibsen ranks 61 out of 7,302. Before him are Euripides, Li Bai, Octave Mirbeau, Astrid Lindgren, Oscar Wilde, and Mark Twain. After him are Stendhal, Ayn Rand, Aeschylus, Bertolt Brecht, Selma Lagerlöf, and Rabindranath Tagore.

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Among people born in 1828, Henrik Ibsen ranks 3. Before him are Leo Tolstoy, and Jules Verne. After him are Henry Dunant, Rani of Jhansi, Randal Cremer, Saigō Takamori, Charbel Makhlouf, Hippolyte Taine, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and Albert Marth. Among people deceased in 1906, Henrik Ibsen ranks 3. Before him are Paul Cézanne, and Pierre Curie. After him are Christian IX of Denmark, Ludwig Boltzmann, Élie Ducommun, Archduke Otto of Austria, Raja Ravi Varma, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Susan B. Anthony, and Georgy Gapon.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Henrik Ibsen ranks 5 out of 1,039. Before him are Edvard Munch (1863), Harald V of Norway (1937), Roald Amundsen (1872), and Harald Hardrada (1015). After him are Ragnar Lodbrok (850), Rollo (846), Edvard Grieg (1843), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), Knut Hamsun (1859), Olaf II of Norway (993), and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Henrik Ibsen ranks 1. After him are Knut Hamsun (1859), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Ivar Aasen (1813), Jo Nesbø (1960), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), Jon Fosse (1959), Jonas Lie (1833), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812).

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