Henrik Jæger (4 January 1854 – 17 December 1895) was a Norwegian literary historian, literary critic and playwright. He was born in

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

as a son of sailmaker Herman Jæger (1824–1871) and Birgitte Pedersen. He was a nephew of Tycho Jæger. In June 1881 he married Marie Louise Holstad (1853–1931), and their daughter Dagmar Helene Jæger (1889–1979) married Olaf Gjerløw. He is known for his early monographs on

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

, and for writing the first large Norwegian literary history, ''Illustreret norsk Literaturhistorie'' (1896). Among his plays are ''Løse Fugle'' and ''Arvegods''. In 1884 he was a co-founder of the

Norwegian Association for Women's Rights The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's rights, women's and girls' rights organization that works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights through political reform, ...

.Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884
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Bergens Tidende is Norway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outside Oslo. is owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end of 2015. History and profile Founded ...

'', 18 November 1884

Selected works

*''Henrik Ibsen 1828–1888. Et litterært Livsbillede'' (1888) *''Illustreret norsk Literaturhistorie'' (1896; 3 volumes; finished by Otto Anderssen after Jæger's death)

References

1854 births 1895 deaths Writers from Bergen Norwegian literary critics Henrik Ibsen researchers 19th-century Norwegian journalists Norwegian male journalists Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people {{Norway-writer-stub