Arne Garborg

Writer, Author

1851 – 1924

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Who was Arne Garborg?

Arne Garborg, born Aadne Eivindsson Garborg was a Norwegian writer.

Garborg championed the use of Landsmål, as a literary language; he translated the Odyssey into it. He founded the weekly Fedraheim in 1877, in which he urged reforms in many spheres including political, social, religious, agrarian, and linguistic. He was married to Hulda Garborg.

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Born
Jan 25, 1851
Jæren
Nationality
  • Norway
Profession
Education
  • University of Oslo
Died
Jan 14, 1924
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on July 23, 2013

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