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Jonas Lie

1833 - 1908

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonas Lie has received more than 17,097 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jonas Lie is the 1,904th most popular writer (down from 1,658th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Norway (down from 99th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.57

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  • 2.35

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jonas Lie ranks 1,904 out of 5,755Before him are Roger Peyrefitte, Paul Gerhardt, Ross Macdonald, Fan Zhongyan, Shirley Jackson, and Al-Hariri of Basra. After him are Maria Konopnicka, Sister Nivedita, Denis Fonvizin, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, A. B. Yehoshua, and Jean-Baptiste Rousseau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1833, Jonas Lie ranks 23Before him are Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Carola of Vasa, Prince Gong, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, and Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe. After him are Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, Eliza Lynch, Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, Marko Vovchok, and Alfred Clebsch. Among people deceased in 1908, Jonas Lie ranks 31Before him are John of Kronstadt, Dersu Uzala, Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev, Joseph Freinademetz, Sundance Kid, and Tomás Estrada Palma. After him are Sidney Paget, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Belle Gunness, Doppo Kunikida, Eduard Zeller, and Richard Gerstl.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jonas Lie ranks 100 out of 927Before him are Eystein I of Norway (1088), Inge II of Norway (1185), Atle Selberg (1917), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), and Kirsten Flagstad (1895). After him are Christian Sinding (1856), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), Bjørn Dæhlie (1967), Hjalmar Johansen (1867), and Kristian Birkeland (1867).

Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Jonas Lie ranks 14Before him are Alexander Kielland (1849), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Tarjei Vesaas (1897), and Trygve Gulbranssen (1894). After him are Nordahl Grieg (1902), Arne Garborg (1851), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), and Dagny Juel (1867).