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Johan Bojer

Norwegian author (1872–1959)

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Born
March 6, 1872
Died
July 3, 1959
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1872

About Johan Bojer

Johan Bojer was a popular Norwegian novelist and dramatist. He principally wrote about the lives of the poor farmers and fishermen, both in his native Norway and among the Norwegian immigrants in the United States. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Because of the range of topics he addressed, he won critical acclaim in Norway.

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The world when Johan Bojer was born

Johan Bojer was born in 1872. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Johan Bojer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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