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Marit Paulsen

1939 - 2022

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Marit Eli Paulsen (née Bjørnerud; 24 November 1939 – 25 July 2022) was a Norwegian-born Swedish journalist, author and politician for the Liberals. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2004 and from 2009 to 2015. She was a well-known figure in the Swedish public debate on environmental and food quality issues, initially as a non-partisan, and was an avid proponent of Swedish membership in the European Union during the EU membership referendum campaign in 1994. She grew up in Oslo, which was occupied by Germany during much of her earliest childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marit Paulsen is the 6,327th most popular writer (up from 6,392nd in 2019), the 534th most popular biography from Norway (up from 552nd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marit Paulsen ranks 6,327 out of 7,302Before her are Stephen Vincent Benét, J. G. Farrell, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Massinger, Andreas Eschbach, and Adam Elliot. After her are Albert Maltz, China Miéville, Lascelles Abercrombie, Richard Wilbur, Leïla Slimani, and Gay Talese.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Marit Paulsen ranks 586Before her are Terry Kiser, Humberto Cruz, Subramanian Swamy, Richard Zare, Carole Shelley, and Viktor Shustikov. After her are Terry Paine, Neil Sloane, David Hobbs, Sonny Fortune, Odd Børre, and Brian Jacques. Among people deceased in 2022, Marit Paulsen ranks 608Before her are Vladimir Makei, Nicki Aycox, Aaron Carter, Joan Copeland, Ronnie Hawkins, and Kabasu Babo. After her are Balakh Sher Mazari, Francesco Rizzo, David McCullough, John Landy, Sergei Puskepalis, and Bob McGrath.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Marit Paulsen ranks 534 out of 1,039Before her are Stein Eriksen (1927), Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004), Necrobutcher (1968), Inger Helene Nybråten (1960), Sverre Sørsdal (1900), and Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960). After her are Odd Børre (1939), Vibeke Skofterud (1980), Anneke von der Lippe (1964), Ellen Nikolaysen (1951), Erling Jevne (1966), and Jan Egeland (1957).

Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Marit Paulsen ranks 76Before her are Steve Sem-Sandberg (1958), Åsne Seierstad (1970), Kåre Holt (1916), Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956), Kjell Ola Dahl (1958), and Tron Øgrim (1947). After her are Kim Leine (1961), Tor Ulven (1953), Merethe Lindstrøm (1963), Tom Egeland (1959), Maja Lunde (1975), and Carl Frode Tiller (1970).