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Knud Knudsen

1812 - 1895

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Knud Knudsen (January 6, 1812 – March 30, 1895) was a Norwegian educator, author, linguist and philologist, known as "The Father of Bokmål". He is best known for having assembled from Dano-Norwegian one of the two official written versions of the Norwegian language, Bokmål, one of the two official written versions of the Norwegian language. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Knud Knudsen is the 2,947th most popular writer (up from 4,698th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Norway (up from 296th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Knud Knudsen ranks 2,947 out of 7,302. Before him are Edvard Kocbek, José Martínez Ruiz, Lucrezia Marinella, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Dmitry Pisarev, and Champfleury. After him are Günter Eich, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, Victor Segalen, Willa Cather, and Miklós Radnóti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Knud Knudsen ranks 41. Before him are Hermann von Fehling, Filippo Pacini, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Luigi Carlo Farini, George Allman, and William Fox. After him are Ignacio Comonfort, Samuel Smiles, Carl Christian Hall, Robert Fortune, Walthère Frère-Orban, and Francisco Coll Guitart. Among people deceased in 1895, Knud Knudsen ranks 48. Before him are Albert F. Mummery, Benjamin Godard, Henri Ernest Baillon, Daniel Kirkwood, Władysław Podkowiński, and Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich of Russia. After him are Lahiri Mahasaya, Tomoji Tanabe, George Newbold Lawrence, Eugen Langen, Viktor Rydberg, and Felix Hoppe-Seyler.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Knud Knudsen ranks 191 out of 1,039. Before him are Henrik Steffens (1773), Sigurd Slembe (1100), Per Petterson (1952), Berit Mørdre (1940), Arnfinn Bergmann (1928), and Magnar Solberg (1937). After him are Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Jørgen Juve (1906), Hans Aanrud (1863), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Helge Løvland (1890), and Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Knud Knudsen ranks 33. Before him are Margit Sandemo (1924), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Dagny Juel (1867), Amalie Skram (1846), and Per Petterson (1952). After him are Hans Aanrud (1863), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900), Sigurd Hoel (1890), Johan Bojer (1872), and Gunnar Staalesen (1947).

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