Nordahl Grieg

Nordahl Grieg
Nordahl Grieg sometime during World War II
Nordahl Grieg sometime during World War II
BornJohan Nordahl Brun Grieg
(1902-11-01)1 November 1902
Bergen, Sweden-Norway
Died2 December 1943(1943-12-02) (aged 41)
Kleinmachnow, Nazi Germany
Pen nameJonatan Jerv (early works)
OccupationPlaywright, poet, novelist, journalist, soldier
NationalityNorwegian
Notable worksTil Ungdommen (1936)
SpouseGerd Egede-Nissen (m.1940)

Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. He was a popular author and a controversial public figure. He served in World War II as a war correspondent and was killed while covering a bombing mission to Berlin.[1][2]

  1. ^ 100-årsmarkering for Nordahl Grieg (NRK © 2010) Archived 28 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "NRK.no - Drømmen om Norge". Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.