Bernt Bessesen Lie (13 July 1868 – 14 July 1916) was a Norwegian novelist. He was born in

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as a son of stipendiary magistrate Emil Bernhard Lie (1836–1891) and Nicoline Bessesen. Through his sister Ida, he was the brother-in-law of Gjert Lindebrække and an uncle of

Sjur Lindebrække Sjur Lindebrække (6 April 1909 – 1 October 1998) was a Norwegian banker and Conservative Party of Norway politician. He was born in Voss. During the 1940 Norwegian Campaign, Lindebrække was mobilized by the Norwegian 4th Division. From ...

and

Tikken Manus Ida Nikoline "Tikken" Manus (''née'' Lindebrække, previously Bernardes; 28 June 1914 – 12 October 2010) was a member of the Norwegian resistance during World War II. Born Ida Nikoline Lie Lindebrække, she was a daughter of County Governor Gje ...

. Through his brother Vilhelm Lie he was an uncle of

Nils Lie Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989) ...

. Through his father's brother, writer Jonas Lie he was a first cousin of Michael Strøm Lie, writers

Mons Lie Mons Lie (15 February 1757 – 2 August 1827) was a Norwegian police chief and writer. He was born in Ålen as a son of Jonas Monsen Storli (1715–1791) and Karen Svendsdotter Aspaas (born 1717). His mother was a first cousin of Svend Aspaas. ...

and

Erik Lie Erik Lie is a Norwegian finance professor at the University of Iowa who published a report about options backdating that led to many investigations by the SEC into the potentially illegal practice. He was the subject of profile in '' Business W ...

, and a first cousin once removed of Erik's son, the Nazi Jonas Lie. He was a second cousin of Erika Lie,

Karl Nissen Karl Nissen (February 27, 1879 – May 14, 1920) was a Norwegian pianist, teacher, music journalist, and conductor. Nissen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of the physician Oscar Nissen and pianist Erika Nissen, and he was taught piano ...

, painter Jonas Lie and

Eyolf Soot Eyolf Soot (24 April 1859 – 30 August 1928) was a Norwegian painter. Biography Eyolf Soot was born in Aremark in Østfold, Norway. He was the grandson of engineer and canal builder, Engebret Soot. Large parts of childhood were spent ...

. Lie's family soon moved away from Mandal. They lived in

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and

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before moving to

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when Bernt Lie was 15 years old. He

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his secondary education here in 1886, and moved to study law. He graduated with the

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degree in 1891. In October 1894 in Kristiania Bernt Lie married Hedvig Mariboe Aubert (1874–1946). They had the son

Emil Lie Emil Lie (29 July 1897 – 3 August 1976) was a Norwegian sculptor. Lie was born in Berchtesgaden to novelist Bernt Lie and Hedvig Mariboe Aubert. He was married three times, and among his fathers-in-law were ship owner Lars Christensen and ...

, who became a sculptor, and their daughter Didi Lie married Supreme Court Justice, banker, politician and ambassador

Arne Sunde Arne Toralf Sunde (6 December 1883 – 30 July 1972) was a Norwegian politician, Olympic shooter and army officer. He is best known for his participation in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign, his participation in Nygaardsvold's Cabinet during its 19 ...

. While the children were still young, though, Bernt Lie's family lived abroad, mainly in

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, until 1910 when they settled in

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

. His debut novel was ''I Æventyrland'', released in 1892. ''Mot Overmagt'' (1907) is regarded as being his best book. His four boys' books are also remembered; ''Sorte Ørn'' (1893), ''Svend Bidevind'' (1897), ''Peter Napoleon'' (1900) and ''Guttedage'' (1905). His last book was ''En Racekamp'' (1915). He wrote popular books, and was one of the more widely read authors in his time. He died in July 1916 in

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, and was buried in Tromsø.

References

External links

Digitized books by Lie
in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lie, Bernt 1868 births 1916 deaths 19th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian male short story writers Norwegian expatriates in Italy 19th-century Norwegian short story writers 20th-century Norwegian short story writers 20th-century Norwegian male writers People from Mandal, Norway