Henrik Wergeland
Norwegian writer (1808–1845) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (17 June 1808 – 12 July 1845) was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist. He is often described as a leading pioneer in the development of a distinctly Norwegian literary heritage and of modern Norwegian culture.[1]
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Born | Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (1808-06-17)17 June 1808 Kristiansand, Denmark-Norway |
Died | 12 July 1845(1845-07-12) (aged 37) Christiania (now Oslo), Norway |
Pen name | Siful Sifadda (farces) |
Occupation | Poet, playwright and non-fiction writer |
Period | 1829–1845 |
Literary movement | Romanticism |
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Though Wergeland only lived to be 37, his range of pursuits covered literature, theology, history, contemporary politics, social issues, and science. His views were controversial in his time, and his literary style was variously denounced as subversive.[2]