Magnus Brostrup Landstad

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Born	October 7, 1802 • Norway
Died	October 8, 1880 (aged 78) • Oslo • Norway
Notable Works	“Norske folkeviser”

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Johan Nordahl Brun

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St. John Henry Newman

British theologian

Anna Laetitia Barbauld

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Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian dramatist and poet

Arne Evensen Garborg

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Nordahl Grieg

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Alfred Hauge

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Kjartan Fløgstad

Norwegian writer

Jens Bjørneboe

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Johan Borgen

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Arnulf Øverland

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Henrik Arnold Wergeland

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Petter Dass

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Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven

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Nils Collett Vogt

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Tore Ørjasæter

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