Bjornstjerne bjornson biography for kids

Norwegian writer (1832–1910)

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnson in 1909
Born	Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (1832-12-08)8 December 1832 Kvikne, Sweden-Norway
Died	26 April 1910(1910-04-26) (aged 77) Paris, French Third Republic
Occupation	Poet, novelist, playwright, lyricist
Nationality	Norwegian
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature 1903
Spouse	Karoline Reimers
Children	Bjørn Bjørnson, Bergljot Ibsen, Erling Bjørnson
Relatives	Peder Bjørnson (father), Elise Nordraak (mother), Maria Björnson (great-granddaughter)

Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (BYURN-sən,^[1]Norwegian:[ˈbjø̂ːɳstjæːɳəmɑrˈtiːnɪʉ̂sˈbjø̂ːɳsɔn]; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit