Jonas Lie (writer)

Jonas Lie
Lie in 1904
BornJonas Lauritz Idemil Lie
(1833-11-06)6 November 1833
Hokksund, Eiker, Norway
Died5 July 1908(1908-07-05) (aged 74)
Stavern, Larvik, Norway
OccupationNovelist, poet, fairy tales writer, journalist, and lawyer
Alma materUniversity of Christiania
Literary movementRealism
SpouseThomasine 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.