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Ivar Aasen

1813 - 1896

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Ivar Andreas Aasen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈîːvɑr ˈòːsn̩]; 5 August 1813 – 23 September 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet. He is best known for having assembled one of the two official written versions of the Norwegian language, Nynorsk, from various dialects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivar Aasen is the 369th most popular writer (up from 416th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Norway (down from 26th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Norwegian Writer.

Ivar Aasen was a Norwegian philologist and linguist who is most famous for his work on the Norwegian language. He was the creator of the written form of the Norwegian language, Nynorsk.

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Among writers, Ivar Aasen ranks 369 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Schnitzler, Théophile Gautier, Henry Miller, Heinrich von Kleist, Gabriele D'Annunzio, and Coen brothers. After him are Carlos Castaneda, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Mikhail Sholokhov, Jean Genet, Theocritus, and Lorenzo Valla.

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Among people born in 1813, Ivar Aasen ranks 7. Before him are Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Søren Kierkegaard, David Livingstone, John Snow, and Claude Bernard. After him are Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Franz Miklosich, Georg Büchner, Baron Alexander von Bach, Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters. Among people deceased in 1896, Ivar Aasen ranks 7. Before him are Alfred Nobel, Clara Schumann, Paul Verlaine, Anton Bruckner, August Kekulé, and Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. After him are Frederic Leighton, Hippolyte Fizeau, William Morris, Otto Lilienthal, John Everett Millais, and José Rizal.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ivar Aasen ranks 31 out of 1,039. Before him are Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Magnus Barefoot (1073), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), Magnus VI of Norway (1238), Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939), and Haakon V of Norway (1270). After him are Trygve Lie (1896), Ragnar Frisch (1895), Odd Hassel (1897), Jo Nesbø (1960), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), and Inge I of Norway (1135).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Ivar Aasen ranks 4. Before him are Henrik Ibsen (1828), Knut Hamsun (1859), and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832). After him are 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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