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Johan Borgen

Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (died 1979)

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Born
April 28, 1902
Died
October 16, 1979
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1902

About Johan Borgen

Johan Collett Müller Borgen was a Norwegian writer, journalist and critic. His best-known work is the novel Lillelord for which he was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1955. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. Lillelord is the first book in the trilogy that also includes De mørke kilder and Vi har ham nå published in 1956 and 1957.

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Johan Borgen timeline

  1. His best-known work is the novel Lillelord for which he was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1955.
  2. Lillelord is the first book in the trilogy that also includes De mørke kilder and Vi har ham nå published in 1956 and 1957.
  3. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966.

The world when Johan Borgen was born

Johan Borgen was born in 1902. 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 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

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

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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