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Thorbjørn Egner

1912 - 1990

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Thorbjørn Egner (12 December 1912 – 24 December 1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known principally for his books, plays and musicals for children. He is principally associated with his narratives for children including Karius og Baktus (1949) and Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1955). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thorbjørn Egner is the 2,182nd most popular writer (up from 2,201st in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Norway (down from 126th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 2,182 out of 7,302. Before her are Judith Kerr, Cesare Zavattini, Asclepiades of Samos, Håkan Nesser, Pierre Lemaitre, and George Tabori. After her are Terry Eagleton, Gaston III, Count of Foix, Andrey Kurkov, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Albert Cohen, and Ai Qing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 124. Before her are Marta Eggerth, Martha Scott, Juan Carlos Aramburu, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, Martin Schwarzschild, and Wendy Hiller. After her are Moses Finley, Nancy Wake, Fritz Fischer, Fritz Klingenberg, David Packard, and Edmond Jabès. Among people deceased in 1990, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 85. Before her are Attilio Demaría, Harold Eugene Edgerton, Horst Sindermann, Alan Hale Jr., Taro Kagawa, and Lewis Mumford. After her are Georgy Flyorov, Peter Taylor, Michel Leiris, Lothar Collatz, George de Mestral, and Joan Bennett.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 139 out of 1,039. Before her are Caspar Wessel (1745), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Thorleif Haug (1894), Bjørn Dæhlie (1967), and John Lyng (1905). After her are Oscar Torp (1893), Kirsten Flagstad (1895), Hans Gude (1825), Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931), Anathon Aall (1867), and Mari Boine (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Thorbjørn Egner ranks 20. Before her are Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Arne Garborg (1851), and Trygve Gulbranssen (1894). After her are Camilla Collett (1813), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Anne Holt (1958), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Petter Dass (1647), and Karin Fossum (1954).

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