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[[File:bjornstjernebjornson.png|200px|thumb|left|Bjornstjerne Bjornson]]

==Country==

Norway

==Birth - Death==

1832 - 1910

==Occupation==

Writer

==Notable Achievements==

Nobel Prize

==Description==

Nobel prize winner, 1903.  Wrote many pieces with a theme of male friendship, and befriended and supported homosexual men, though he was considered heterosexual.  Wrote the words to the Norwegian National Anthem.  Was a strong nationalist and very political throughout his lifetime.  Was also known as a pioneer in his home country in the fight for the decriminalization of gay relationships.

==Further Reading/Research==

* https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bjornstjerne-Bjornson
* https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1903/bjornson/biographical/
* https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/articles/2016/12/20/bjornstjerne-bjornson-the-advocate

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