Ivar Aasen

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen (1881)
Ivar Aasen (1881)
BornIver Andreas Aasen[1]
(1813-08-05)5 August 1813
Ørsta, Norway
Died23 September 1896(1896-09-23) (aged 83)
Christiania, Norway
OccupationPhilologist, lexicographer, playwright, poet
LanguageNorse dialects
NationalityNorwegian
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Ivar Andreas Aasen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈîːvɑr ˈòːsn̩]; 5 August 1813 – 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]

  1. ^ Grepstad, Ottar. "Ivar Aasen / Biografi" (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ McGovern 2002, p. 1
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference kat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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