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Sigurd Hoel

1890 - 1960

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Sigurd Hoel (December 14, 1890 – October 14, 1960) was a Norwegian author and publishing consultant, born in Nordre Odalen Municipality. A prolific writer and critic, during the World War II he was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement. In his early years, Hoel was deeply interested in psychoanalysis, for some years he was a dedicated follower of Sigmund Freud, but after 1932 he became close to Wilhelm Reich who deeply influenced subsequent works and views of Hoel. As a writer, he debuted with the collection of short stories Veien vi gaar (The Way We Go) in 1922. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigurd Hoel is the 3,051st most popular writer (up from 3,192nd in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Norway and the 37th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sigurd Hoel ranks 3,051 out of 7,302. Before him are Karel Píč, Avetik Isahakyan, Henrietta Szold, Antoine de Rivarol, Àngel Guimerà, and Louis of Granada. After him are Tim Krabbé, Wu Jingzi, Alda Merini, Al-Asmaʿi, Bronisława Wajs, and Charlotte Smith.

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Among people born in 1890, Sigurd Hoel ranks 131. Before him are Helge Løvland, Rachel Bluwstein, Gösta Ekman, Adolphe Menjou, Dion Fortune, and André Gobert. After him are Alexander Granach, Jean Rhys, Walter Hasenclever, Olga Desmond, Mário de Sá-Carneiro, and Ahmad Kasravi. Among people deceased in 1960, Sigurd Hoel ranks 97. Before him are Massimo Bontempelli, Harold Spencer Jones, Alan Stacey, Józef Haller, Cedric Gibbons, and Richard Wright. After him are H. C. Hansen, Leo Spitzer, Otto Ender, Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Adone Zoli.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Sigurd Hoel ranks 198 out of 1,039. Before him are Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Jørgen Juve (1906), Hans Aanrud (1863), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Helge Løvland (1890), and Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900). After him are Jacob Tullin Thams (1898), Johan Bojer (1872), Jon Elster (1940), Fred Anton Maier (1938), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), and Åge Hareide (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Sigurd Hoel ranks 37. Before him are Amalie Skram (1846), Per Petterson (1952), Knud Knudsen (1812), Hans Aanrud (1863), Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), and Þorbjörn Hornklofi (900). After him are Johan Bojer (1872), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Gunnar Heiberg (1857), and Alf Prøysen (1914).

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