Jonas Lie | |
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Born | Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie 6 November 1833 Hokksund, Eiker, Norway |
Died | 5 July 1908 Stavern, Larvik, Norway | (aged 74)
Occupation | Novelist, poet, fairy tales writer, journalist, and lawyer |
Alma mater | University of Christiania |
Literary movement | Realism |
Spouse | Thomasine Henriette Lie (1833–1907) |
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Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (Norwegian: [liː]; 6 November 1833 – 5 July 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who, together with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Alexander Kielland, is considered to have been one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature.[1]