Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen | |
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| Born | September 23, 1848 Fredriksvern, Vestfold, Norway |
| Died | October 4, 1895 (aged 47) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Norwegian-American |
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| Occupation(s) | Author, professor |
| Notable work | Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life (1874) |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Kean (m. 1878) |
| Children | 3 |
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (September 23, 1848 – October 4 1895) was a Norwegian-American author and college professor. He is best remembered for his novel Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life, which is generally considered to have been the first novel by a Norwegian immigrant in America.[1][2]
- ^ Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Forfatter Litteraturforsker (Per Seyersted. Store norske leksikon)
- ^ Dorothy Burton Skardal. "The Scandinavian Immigrant Writer in America". The Norwegian-American Historical Association (Volume 21: Page 14). Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2016.