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Jørgen Moe

1813 - 1882

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Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (22 April 1813–27 March 1882) was a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet, and author. He is best known for the Norske Folkeeventyr, a collection of Norwegian folk tales which he edited in collaboration with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. He also served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Kristianssand from 1874 until his death in 1882. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jørgen Moe is the 1,581st most popular writer (up from 2,064th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Norway (up from 115th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among writers, Jørgen Moe ranks 1,581 out of 7,302. Before him are Remy de Gourmont, Neil Gaiman, Elisabeth of Schönau, Thomas Chatterton, Ueda Akinari, and Antipater of Sidon. After him are Jules Romains, John of Kronstadt, Diagoras of Melos, Joseph Needham, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, and Théodore de Banville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Jørgen Moe ranks 23. Before him are James Dwight Dana, Thomas Andrews, Princess Marie of Orléans, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, and Auguste Maquet. After him are Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Princess Josephine of Baden, Matthias Castrén, Jacob Georg Agardh, Juan Pablo Duarte, and Agostino Depretis. Among people deceased in 1882, Jørgen Moe ranks 28. Before him are Sergey Nechayev, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Mary Todd Lincoln, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, and Ewelina Hańska. After him are Henry Draper, Mikhail Skobelev, Henri Giffard, Joachim Raff, Anthony Trollope, and Henry Cole.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jørgen Moe ranks 103 out of 1,039. Before him are Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Harald Sverdrup (1888), Atle Selberg (1917), Lars Korvald (1916), Martin Vahl (1749), and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973). After him are Magnus II of Norway (1048), Odvar Nordli (1927), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), May-Britt Moser (1963), Otto Sverdrup (1854), and Herbjørg Wassmo (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jørgen Moe ranks 16. Before him are Alexander Kielland (1849), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Dag Solstad (1941), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), and Henrik Wergeland (1808). After him are Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Arne Garborg (1851), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Camilla Collett (1813), and Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899).

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