Ivar Aasen | |
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Born | Iver Andreas Aasen[1] 5 August 1813 Ørsta, Norway |
Died | 23 September 1896 Christiania, Norway | (aged 83)
Occupation | Philologist, lexicographer, playwright, poet |
Language | Norse dialects |
Nationality | Norwegian |
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Ivar Andreas Aasen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈîːvɑr ˈòːsn̩]; 5 August 1813[1] – 23 September 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet.[2] He is best known for having assembled one of the two official written versions of the Norwegian language, Nynorsk, from various dialects.[3]
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