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Petter Dass

1647 - 1707

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Petter Pettersen Dass (c. 1647 – 17 August 1707) was a Lutheran priest and the foremost Norwegian poet of his generation, writing both baroque hymns and topographical poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petter Dass is the 2,542nd most popular writer (up from 2,761st in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Norway (down from 166th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among writers, Petter Dass ranks 2,542 out of 7,302. Before him are Đura Jakšić, Michel Zevaco, Song Yingxing, Donald Adamson, Gustave Aimard, and Théophile de Viau. After him are Amélie Nothomb, Kamalaśīla, Giovanni Pascoli, Chariton, Ki no Tsurayuki, and Corrie ten Boom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1647, Petter Dass ranks 14. Before him are Giovanni Ceva, John de Britto, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Constantine Phaulkon, Elisabeth Hevelius, and William Louis, Duke of Württemberg. After him are John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, and Giovanni II Cornaro. Among people deceased in 1707, Petter Dass ranks 16. Before him are Christoph Cellarius, Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Johann Patkul, Johann Christoph Denner, and Alexandre Exquemelin. After him are Jeremiah Clarke, Julie d'Aubigny, Adriaen Coorte, Zheng Keshuang, Dositheus II of Jerusalem, and Maria Clara Eimmart.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Petter Dass ranks 169 out of 1,039. Before him are Frits Thaulow (1847), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), Oda Krohg (1860), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), and Wollert Konow (1845). After him are Jan P. Syse (1930), Euronymous (1968), Karin Fossum (1954), Margit Sandemo (1924), Birger Ruud (1911), and Einar Thambarskelfir (980).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Petter Dass ranks 25. Before him are Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Camilla Collett (1813), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Anne Holt (1958), and Lars Saabye Christensen (1953). After him are Karin Fossum (1954), Margit Sandemo (1924), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Dagny Juel (1867), and Amalie Skram (1846).

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