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Henrik Ibsen
(1828-1906)
Who Was Henrik Ibsen?
Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828, in Skien, Norway.
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In 1862, he was exiled to Italy, where he wrote the tragedy Brand. In 1868, Ibsen moved to Germany, where he wrote one of his most famous works: the play A Doll's House. In 1890, he wrote Hedda Gabler, creating one of theater's most notorious characters.
By 1891, Ibsen had returned to Norway a literary hero. He died on May 23, 1906, in Oslo, Norway.
Childhood
As a child, Ibsen showed little sign of the theatrical genius he would become.
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He grew up in the small Norwegian coastal town of Skien as the oldest of five children born to Knud and Marichen Ibsen. His father was a successful merchant and his mother painted, played the piano and loved to go to the theater.
Ibsen himself expressed an interest in becoming an artist as well.
The family was thrown into poverty when Ibsen was 8 because of problems with his father's business. Nearly all traces of their previous