WRITER

Jonas Lie

1833 - 1908

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Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (Norwegian: [liː]; 6 November 1833 – 5 July 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who, together with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Alexander Kielland, is considered to have been one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonas Lie is the 853rd most popular writer (up from 1,568th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Norway (up from 85th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jonas Lie ranks 853 out of 7,302Before him are Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Bernart de Ventadorn, Ali Shariati, Eugène Scribe, Michael Crichton, and Menippus. After him are Andrea Camilleri, Julian Barnes, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Gaius Lucilius, and Al-Zamakhshari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1833, Jonas Lie ranks 12Before him are Wilhelm Dilthey, Benjamin Harrison, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Alfred von Schlieffen, and J. E. B. Stuart. After him are Félicien Rops, Eugen Dühring, Léon Bonnat, Edward Burne-Jones, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, and Charles George Gordon. Among people deceased in 1908, Jonas Lie ranks 12Before him are Guangxu Emperor, Pablo de Sarasate, Demetrius Vikelas, Carlos I of Portugal, Edmondo De Amicis, and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. After him are Victorien Sardou, Butch Cassidy, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Radoje Domanović, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and Mikhail Chigorin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jonas Lie ranks 65 out of 1,039Before him are Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), Haakon Magnusson of Norway (1068), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Ivar Giaever (1929), Sonja Henie (1912), and Johan Galtung (1930). After him are Finn E. Kydland (1943), Gustav Vigeland (1869), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Sophus Lie (1842), Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841), and Olaf III of Norway (1050).

Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jonas Lie ranks 9Before him are Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Ivar Aasen (1813), Jo Nesbø (1960), Jostein Gaarder (1952), Ludvig Holberg (1684), and Jon Fosse (1959). After him are Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Dag Solstad (1941), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), and Henrik Wergeland (1808).