WRITER

Lise Nørgaard

1917 - 2023

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Lise Nørgaard (born Elise Jensen; 14 June 1917 – 1 January 2023) was a Danish journalist and writer known for her precise and often humorous portrayals of Danish cultural life. Nørgaard wrote novels, compilations of essays and short stories. The memoir of her childhood, Kun en pige (Only a girl), became a bestseller in 1992 and is considered her masterpiece. The work was adapted into a feature film in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lise Nørgaard is the 5,268th most popular writer (down from 3,785th in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 374th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Danish Writer.

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Among writers, Lise Nørgaard ranks 5,268 out of 7,302. Before her are Théodore Aubanel, Dicuil, Hasrat Mohani, Humayun Ahmed, Édouard Pailleron, and Athenaeus Mechanicus. After her are August Jakobson, Viktoriya Tokareva, Hans Christian Branner, José Luandino Vieira, Leyla Erbil, and Kitamura Tokoku.

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Among people born in 1917, Lise Nørgaard ranks 276. Before her are Tetsuo Hamuro, Arne Sucksdorff, Larry O'Brien, Virginia Grey, Eugen Walaschek, and Tofig Guliyev. After her are Wenche Foss, Vernon A. Walters, Barry Commoner, Richard Boone, José Magriñá, and Nils Täpp. Among people deceased in 2023, Lise Nørgaard ranks 410. Before her are Alain Besançon, Anita Thallaug, Chuck Feeney, Atsushi Sakurai, Mary L. Cleave, and Vera Vasilyeva. After her are Gayle Hunnicutt, Paolo Portoghesi, Richard Wagner, Klaus Bonsack, Ferenc Mészáros, and Heide Simonis.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Lise Nørgaard ranks 531 out of 1,032. Before her are Birgit Brüel (1927), Ragnhild Hveger (1920), Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850), Daniel Agger (1984), Dorrit Willumsen (1940), and Nina Bang (1866). After her are Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871), Hans Christian Branner (1903), Jan Magnussen (1973), Niels Fredborg (1946), Betty Nansen (1873), and Kim Milton Nielsen (1960).

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Among WRITERS In Denmark

Among writers born in Denmark, Lise Nørgaard ranks 44. Before her are Thorkild Hansen (1927), Steen Steensen Blicher (1782), Henrik Nordbrandt (1945), Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940), Villy Sørensen (1929), and Dorrit Willumsen (1940). After her are Hans Christian Branner (1903), Peer Hultberg (1935), Benny Andersen (1929), Carsten Jensen (1952), Pia Tafdrup (1952), and Sherin Khankan (1974).

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