Herman Wildenvey
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 65 years ago |
Date of birth | July 20,1885 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Norway |
Date of died | September 27,1959 |
Died | Stavern |
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Spouse | Gisken Wildenvey |
Genres | Classical |
Job | Poet |
Awards | Gyldendal's Endowment |
Dobloug Prize - Norway | |
Books | Owls to Athens: A Book of Poems |
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Parents | Lauritz Portaas |
Hanna Kristine Grosvold | |
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ID | 1353368 |
Herman Wildenvey Life story
Herman Wildenvey, born Herman Theodor Portaas, was one of the most prominent Norwegian poets of the twentieth century. During his lifetime he published 44 books of his own poetry, in addition to translations of William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway, and Heinrich Heine. He was married to the novelist Gisken Wildenvey.