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• Blehr, Otto Albert    b. February 17, 1847  d. July 13, 1927
  Statesman. A member of the Social Labour Party, Blehr was Prime Minister of Norway from 1902 to 1903, and from 1921 to 1923. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Bratlie, Jens Kristian Meinich   b. January 17, 1856  d. 1939
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1912 to 1913. Bratlie was also Minister of Defence from 1912 to 1913. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Brown, Anne   b. August 9, 1912  d. March 13, 2009
  Opera Singer. A soprano, she is remembered for creating the role of Bess in George Gershwin's 1935 "Porgy and Bess". Born Anne Wiggins Brown, she was raised in Baltimore by a well-off family, grew up with a love of music, and is said to have been able to sing a scale before her first birthday. Though her talent was praised her race kept her out of Baltimore's Catholic schools and Peabody Conservatory; after training at Baltimore's Morgan College she was admitted to Juilliard at 16, becoming the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Collett, Camilla   b. January 23, 1813  d. March 6, 1895
  Author. She was called the first Norwegian feminist, and founded the genre of "realism" in Norwegian literature. Raised in a literary family (the younger sister of poet Henrik Wergeland), she started writing professionally soon after her marriage in 1841. Her only novel "Amtmandens Dottre" ("The District Governor's Daughters") was published, at first anonymously, in 1854 and 1855. It deals with the plight of girls in a patriarchial society, particularly centering on the issue of forced...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Due, Frederik Gottschalk Haxthausen    b. 1796  d. 1873
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1841 to 1858. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Hagerup, George Francis   b. January 22, 1853  d. February 8, 1921
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1895 to 1898, and from 1903 to 1905. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Ibsen, Henrik    b. March 20, 1828  d. May 23, 1906
  Norwegian Dramatist.
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Ibsen, Lillebil    b. August 6, 1899  d. August 22, 1989
  Dancer, Actress. Born Sofie Parelius Krohn in Norway, to Georg Monrad Krohn and Gyda Christensen. Her mother was instructor to the women's first National Ballet and from age five Sofie was trained as a ballet dancer, making her professional debut in "Prinsessen on erten" (1909) at the National Theatre. She then trained with Emilie Walborn in Copenhagen at the Royal Theatre, and in 1912 became a pupil of famed Russian choreographer [Read More] (Bio by: Denise)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Ibsen, Tancred    b. July 11, 1893  d. December 4, 1978
  Aviator, Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter. He was born in Norway, the grandson of Nobel Prize-winning authors Henrik Ibsen and Bjornstjerne Bjornson, and started his career in the Army's Air Force where he trained to be a pilot. After World War I he grew disenchanted with his military career, so in January 1920, with financial help from...[Read More] (Bio by: Denise)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Krohg, Christian   b. August 13, 1852  d. October 16, 1925
  Painter, Author. He is probably best-known for his seascapes, which he depicted from unusual angles. His novel "Albertine" (1886) caused such a scandal with its sexual suggestiveness that it was confiscated by the police. Educated in Germany and later in Paris, Krohg was also a journalist for the Oslo-based newspaper "Verdens Gang" from 1890 to 1910. He also served as the Professor Director at the Norwegian Academy of Arts from 1909 until his death. He was the husband of painter Oda Krohg...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Lovland, Jorgen Gunnarsson   b. 1848  d. 1922
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1907 to 1908. He also served as Minister of Labour from 1898 to 1903, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm from 1899 to 1900, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1905 to 1908, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1915 to 1920. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Munch, Edvard    b. December 12, 1863  d. January 23, 1944
  Norwegian Expressionist Artist. Famed for his work "The Scream." (Bio by: GP)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Nordraak, Rikard    b. June 12, 1842  d. March 20, 1866
  Composer. He is best known as the composer of the Norwegian National Anthem (1864). Born in Christiania (Oslo), he was a cousin of author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and close friend of composer Edvard Grieg, who he had met in Copenhagen while attending business school. His musical interests, which had become evident at an early age, prevailed and he switched from business courses to studying music in Berlin and Oslo. His first compositions came during the winter of 1859 - 1860. In May 1865 he...[Read More] (Bio by: Storm)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Rosenkrantz, Marcus Gjoe    b. 1762  d. 1838
  Statesman. A prominent lawyer, he was educated at the University of Copenhagen. Rosenkrantz served as First Minister of Norway from 1814 to 1815. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Schweigaard, Christian Homann   b. 1838  d. 1899
  Statesman. The son of Anton Martin Schweigaard, he served as Prime Minister of Norway in 1884. A member of the Conservative Party, Schweigaard also served as Minister of Finance from 1883 to 1884. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Selmer, Christian August   b. 1816  d. 1889
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1880 to 1884. Selmer and his fellow cabinet members were later removed from office by King Oscar II. He also served as a Member of the Norwegian Parliament, Minister of Defense, and Minister of Justice. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Stang, Emil   b. June 14, 1834  d. July 4, 1912
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1889 to 1891, and from 1893 to 1895. Stang was also First Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1884 to 1889, and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1891 to 1893 and from 1896 to 1899. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Stang, Frederik   b. March 4, 1808  d. June 8, 1884
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1861 to 1880. Stang was also a prominent civil servant and lawyer. In 1865, he founded the Norwegian Red Cross. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Steen, Johannes Wilhelm Christian   b. July 22, 1827  d. April 1, 1906
  Norway Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1891 to 1893, and from 1898 to 1902.
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   
• Sverdrup, Johan   b. July 30, 1816  d. February 17, 1892
  Statesman. He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1884 to 1889. During his tenure Sverdrup greatly reformed his country's parliamentary process. (Bio by: K)
  Cemetery of Our Saviour, Oslo, Oslo County, Norway
   

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