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Henrik Wergeland

1808 - 1845

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Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (17 June 1808 – 12 July 1845) was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist. He is often described as a leading pioneer in the development of a distinctly Norwegian literary heritage and of modern Norwegian culture. Though Wergeland only lived to be 37, his range of pursuits covered literature, theology, history, contemporary politics, social issues, and science. His views were controversial in his time, and his literary style was variously denounced as subversive. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henrik Wergeland is the 1,483rd most popular writer (up from 1,890th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Norway (up from 111th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henrik Wergeland ranks 1,483 out of 7,302. Before him are Claudio Magris, Cratinus, Luís Fróis, Joseph Bédier, Anna de Noailles, and James Tiptree Jr.. After him are Joseph Addison, Alistair MacLean, Martin Gardner, Maj Sjöwall, Winifred Wagner, and Elizabeth Siddal.

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Among people born in 1808, Henrik Wergeland ranks 23. Before him are Thomas Cook, George Robert Gray, Princess Louise of Prussia, Nimatullah Kassab, Wilhelm Weitling, and José de Espronceda. After him are Solomon Northup, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Mindon Min, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, and Henry Cole. Among people deceased in 1845, Henrik Wergeland ranks 9. Before him are Julie Clary, John Frederic Daniell, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Guadalupe Victoria, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, and Wazir Akbar Khan. After him are Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Bernardino Rivadavia, Louis-Léopold Boilly, Isabella Colbran, Simon Mayr, and Roustam Raza.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Henrik Wergeland ranks 94 out of 1,039. Before him are Jan Garbarek (1947), Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), Sverre Fehn (1924), Ingeborg of Norway (1301), Haakon Ericsson (995), and Tarjei Vesaas (1897). After him are Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Harald Sverdrup (1888), Atle Selberg (1917), and Lars Korvald (1916).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Henrik Wergeland ranks 15. Before him are Jonas Lie (1833), Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Dag Solstad (1941), and Tarjei Vesaas (1897). After him are Jørgen Moe (1813), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Arne Garborg (1851), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), and Camilla Collett (1813).

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