Norwegian literary critic
Henrik Jæger |
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Born | (1854-01-04)4 January 1854
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Died | 17 December 1895(1895-12-17) (aged 41)
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Nationality | Norwegian |
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Occupation(s) | literary historian, literary critic and playwright |
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Notable work |
- Henrik Ibsen 1828–1888. Et litterært Livsbillede (1888)
- Illustreret norsk Literaturhistorie (1896)
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Relatives | Tycho Jæger (uncle) |
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Henrik Jæger (4 January 1854 – 17 December 1895) was a Norwegian literary historian, literary critic and playwright.
He was born in Bergen as a son of sailmaker Herman Jæger (1824–1871) and Birgitte Pedersen. He was a nephew of Tycho Jæger. In June 1881 he married Marie Louise Holstad (1853–1931),[1] and their daughter Dagmar Helene Jæger (1889–1979) married Olaf Gjerløw.[2]
He is known for his early monographs on Henrik Ibsen, and for writing the first large Norwegian literary history, Illustreret norsk Literaturhistorie (1896). Among his plays are Løse Fugle and Arvegods.[1][3]
In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[4]
Selected works
- Henrik Ibsen 1828–1888. Et litterært Livsbillede (1888)
- Illustreret norsk Literaturhistorie (1896; 3 volumes; finished by Otto Anderssen after Jæger's death)
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