Hjalmar Bergström, sometimes given as Hjalmar Bergstrøm, (1 August 1868 – 28 March 1914) was a Danish writer and educator. His output included short stories, novels, and plays.

Life and career

Born in

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, Bergström began his professional life as a teacher at the

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after completing his university studies in 1893. He remained in that post until 1905 when he decided to leave teaching in order devote himself entirely to writing. Bergström's first work was a volume of short stories entitled ''Vendepunkter'' (English: ''Vicissitudes'') which was published in 1894 while he was still working as a teacher. This was followed by a second volume of short stories ''Brogede Billeder'' (English: ''Various Sketches'') in 1897. Other works soon followed, including the novels ''Brandte Skibe'' (1898, English: ''Burnt Ships'') and ''Der Kong David blev gammel'' (1900, ''King David Has Grown Old''). After this Bergström devoted himself to working as a playwright with his first successful play being ''Idas Bryllup'' in 1901. This was followed by the plays ''Møntergade 39'' (1903), ''Langaard & Co.'' (1905), ''Karen Bornemann'' (1907), and ''Det gyldne Skind'' (1908); the latter of which was extremely successful. His 1912 play ''Vejen til Gud'' was barred from the stage by the government censors. His play ''Karen Bornemann'' was translated into English by Edwin Bjorkman and was staged at the

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in New York in 1918 with

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in the title role. In the years 1905-1907 Bergstrøm spent most of his time in the cities of Rome and Paris. He died in Copenhagen on March 28, 1914.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergström, Hjalmar 1868 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Danish writers 20th-century Danish male writers Danish male dramatists and playwrights Danish male novelists Danish male short story writers Writers from Copenhagen