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Olav Aukrust

1883 - 1929

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Olav Aukrust (21 January 1883 – 3 November 1929) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He popularized the use of Nynorsk as a literary language and is most commonly associated with his poem Himmelvarden (1916). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olav Aukrust is the 4,874th most popular writer (down from 4,571st in 2019), the 335th most popular biography from Norway (down from 284th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among writers, Olav Aukrust ranks 4,874 out of 7,302. Before him are Raymond Abellio, Clare Hollingworth, Ariel Dorfman, Robert Leckie, Jim Harrison, and Suniti Kumar Chatterji. After him are Lucy Hawking, Sultan Bahu, Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Paul Theroux, Tua Forsström, and Dương Thu Hương.

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Among people born in 1883, Olav Aukrust ranks 210. Before him are Ludomir Różycki, Rube Goldberg, Pietro Bianchi, Pentti Eskola, Dorothy Holman, and Marion Lorne. After him are Mel Sheppard, Edith Clarke, Ford Sterling, František Drtikol, Feodor Gladkov, and Pencho Zlatev. Among people deceased in 1929, Olav Aukrust ranks 121. Before him are Giacomo Bresadola, Jeanne Eagels, Jozef Murgaš, Marie Hankel, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, and Ted Wilde. After him are Henry Scott Tuke, David Dunbar Buick, István Lichteneckert, Antoni Lange, Queenie Newall, and Edward Carpenter.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Olav Aukrust ranks 335 out of 1,039. Before him are Deeyah Khan (1977), Anders Haugen (1888), Peder Balke (1804), Erlend Loe (1969), Johan Borgen (1902), and Ketil Bjørnstad (1952). After him are Jørn Andersen (1963), Ståle Solbakken (1968), Linn Ullmann (1966), Tore André Flo (1973), Roar Grønvold (1946), and Tarjei Bø (1988).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Olav Aukrust ranks 61. Before him are Roy Jacobsen (1954), Jan Kjærstad (1953), Hans Jæger (1854), Christian Lassen (1800), Erlend Loe (1969), and Johan Borgen (1902). After him are Linn Ullmann (1966), Jens Bjørneboe (1920), Vera Henriksen (1927), Jørn Lier Horst (1970), Johan Falkberget (1879), and Inger Hagerup (1905).

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