| Henrik Jæger | |
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| Born | (1854-01-04)4 January 1854 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 17 December 1895(1895-12-17) (aged 41) Kristiania |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | literary historian, literary critic and playwright |
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| Relatives | Tycho Jæger (uncle) |
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), and their daughter Dagmar Helene Jæger (1889–1979) married Olaf Gjerløw.
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.
In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.
Selected works
- Henrik Ibsen 1828–1888. Et litterært Livsbillede (1888)
- Illustreret norsk Literaturhistorie (1896; 3 volumes; finished by Otto Anderssen after Jæger's death)
References
- ^ 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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