Historical FigureFemale
Magdalene Thoresen
1819 – 1903
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAnna Magdalene Thoresen, née Kragh was a Danish-Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is said to have inspired a number of other writers to model characters after her. Her stepdaughter, Suzannah Ibsen, was married to Henrik Ibsen. A selection of her letters has been published as Breve fra Magdalene Thoresen 1855-1901. After the death of her Norwegian husband, she moved back to Denmark.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 3, 1819
Fredericia
Date of death
March 28, 1903
Copenhagen
Citizenship
Norway · Kingdom of Denmark
Occupations & fields
poetwriterplaywright
Awards & honours
Medal of Merit in Gold
- Field and occupation
- norsky píšící spisovatelka a dramatička
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