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Born June 17, 1808 • Kristiansand • Norway
Died July 12, 1845 (aged 37) • Oslo • Norway
Notable Family Members sister Camilla Collett

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Henrik Ibsen
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Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson.
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson
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Jostein Gaarder
Norwegian writer
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Norwegian author
Nordahl Grieg
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Alfred Hauge
Norwegian writer
Fløgstad, Kjartan
Kjartan Fløgstad
Norwegian writer
Jens Bjørneboe
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Arnulf Øverland
Arnulf Øverland
Norwegian poet
Vinje, Aasmund Olafson
Aasmund Olafson Vinje
Norwegian writer
Petter Dass
Petter Dass
Norwegian poet
Welhaven, Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer
Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven
Norwegian poet
Nils Collett Vogt
Norwegian author
Landstad, Magnus Brostrup
Magnus Brostrup Landstad
Norwegian poet
Ørjasæter, Tore
Tore Ørjasæter
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Johan Nordahl Brun
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Aukrust, Olav
Olav Aukrust
Norwegian poet
Uppdal, Kristofer Oliver
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)
Classic Children’s Books Quiz
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
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