Ivo de Figueiredo explained

Ivo de Figueiredo
Birth Date:30 April 1966
Nationality:Norwegian
Alma Mater:University of Oslo
Occupation:Historian, biographer and literary critic
Awards:Brage Prize (2002)

Ivo de Figueiredo (born 30 April 1966) is a Norwegian historian, biographer and literary critic.

Career

Figueiredo was awarded the Brage Prize in 2002, for a biography of Johan Bernhard Hjort. He has written several books on Henrik Ibsen and his works.[1]

In 2023 he published the book Norwegian: Stormen I, the first volume of a biography of the painter Edvard Munch.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Figueiredo hails from Langesund, and graduated as cand.philol. from the University of Oslo in 1994.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Ivo de Figueiredo . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 6 March 2011 .
  2. News: Munch visste at han var et geni . Inger Merete . Hobelstad . nrk.no . 15 October 2023 . 24 July 2024 . no .
  3. News: En dannet barbar fra Norge . Knut . Hoem . nrk.no . 16 October 2023 . 24 July 2024 . no .