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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Norwegian writer (–)
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| Born | Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ()8 December Kvikne, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 26 April () (aged77) Paris, French Third Republic |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, playwright, lyricist |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature |
| Spouse | Karoline Reimers |
| Children | Bjørn Bjørnson, Bergljot Ibsen, Erling Bjørnson |
| Relatives | Peder Bjørnson (father), Elise Nordraak (mother), Maria Björnson (great-granddaughter) |
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (BYURN-sən,[1]Norwegian:[ˈbjø̂ːɳstjæːɳəmɑrˈtiːnɪʉ̂sˈbjø̂ːɳsɔn]; 8 December – 26 April ) was a Norwegian writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished bygd both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit". The first Norwegian Nobel laureate, he was a prolific polem
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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (born 8 December in Kvikne, Norway - died 26 April in Paris, France) was a Norwegianplaywright, author and poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in
His father was a Lutheran minister, but Bjørnson rejected organized religion. He married Karoline Reimers, a famous stage actress, and their son Bjørn also had great success as a stage actor, and appeared in a few early silent films. Their daughter, Bergljot, married Henrik Ibsen's son Sigurd.
He attended grammar school, Heltbergs Studentfabrikk in Oslo, with Henrik Ibsen, but dropped out of a course at the University of Oslo. By his early twenties he was writing literature reviews for the Norwegian newspaper, Morgenbladet. At 25 he wrote his first produced play, Mellem Slagene (Between the Battles). His Paul Lange og Tora Parsberg was a statement for political tolerance, and På Guds veie ("In God's Way") for religious tolerance. He is best known internationally fo