Rolf Jacobsen
Rolf Jacobsen (1907–1994) was a Norwegian poet, journalist and writer.
Rolf Jacobsen
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- Born
- 1907 · Christiania.
- Died
- 1994 · Hamar Municipality.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- poet · journalist · writer
- Movements
- modernism
- Education
- University of Oslo
- Honours
- Dobloug Prize · Swedish Academy Nordic Prize · Aschehoug Prize · Riksmål Society Literature Prize · Hamarprisen · Hedmark fylkeskommunes kulturpris
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Born at Christiania in 1907, died in Hamar Municipality in 1994.
Rolf Jacobsen studied at University of Oslo. The recorded working language is Norwegian. Distinctions recorded are Dobloug Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, Aschehoug Prize and Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
Abelsethgården, in Hamar, Norway. Previous home of poet and writer Rolf Jacobsen.
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Entrance of Hamar library in Hamar, Hedmark, Norway. The statue of poet Rolf Jacobsen is made by sculptor Nils Aas.
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- A Poetry of Acceptance (Rolf Jacobsen), Into the Heart of European Poetry, 2017
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