Henrik Jæger (4 January 1854 – 17 December 1895) was a Norwegian literary historian, literary critic and playwright.
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| Born | 4 January 1854 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 17 December 1895 (aged 41) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | literary historian, literary critic and playwright |
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| Relatives | Tycho Jæger (uncle) |
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 edit
- Henrik Ibsen 1828–1888. Et litterært Livsbillede (1888)
- Illustreret norsk Literaturhistorie (1896; 3 volumes; finished by Otto Anderssen after Jæger's death)
References edit
- ^ a b Aarnes, Sigurd Aa. "Henrik Jæger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Bonde, Arne. "Olaf Gjerløw". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Henrik Bernhard Jæger". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884," Bergens Tidende, 18 November 1884
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