Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Norwegian writer (1832–1910)
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- Norway rank#17
He wrote Norway's national anthem and became the country's first Nobel laureate in literature, a fierce public intellectual whose verse the prize committee praised for its rare purity of spirit.
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Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was born 8 December 1832 and grew into one of the "four greats" of Norwegian literature alongside Ibsen, Lie, and Kielland. His prolific output ranged across poetry, polemics, and cultural debate, making him extremely influential in Norwegian public life and Scandinavian circles. In 1903 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit" — the first Norwegian to claim the honor. His lyrics to "Ja, vi…
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