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Also Known As	Henrik Johan Ibsen
Born	March 20, 1828 • Skien • Norway
Died	May 23, 1906 (aged 78) • Oslo • Norway
Notable Works	“A Doll’s House” • “An Enemy of the People” • “Brand” • “Catiline” • “Ghosts” • “Hedda Gabler” • “Little Eyolf” • “Love’s Comedy” • “Peer Gynt” • “Rosmersholm” • “The Emperor and Galilean” • “The Lady from the Sea” • “The Master Builder” • “The Pretenders” • “The Wild Duck”
Movement / Style	realism

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