Rudolf Nilsen
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Rudolf William Nilsen was a Norwegian
poet and journalist.
He was born in Kristiania (modern day Oslo
) on 28 February 1901. A child of the working class, Nilsen became part of the left-wing revolutionary movement and joined the organisation Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund
(Social Democratic Youth League of Norway).
In 1921, he stood trial for smuggling illegal revolutionary literature into Norway. With the help of defence lawyer Trygve Lie
, he avoided sentencing, but was eventually found not guilty.
In 1924, he married Ella Quist Kristoffersen, later Ella Hval
. Rudolf Nilsen's first published work was the collection of poetry På stengrunn (1925), which was followed by På gjensyn (1926). Many of his poems were political, while others were romantic or about life in Oslo.
Nilsen died of a lung illness in Paris
on 23 March, 1929. Hverdagen was published posthumously the same year. His collected poems were published in 1935. New collections of his works were published in the 1970s.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
poet and journalist.
He was born in Kristiania (modern day Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
) on 28 February 1901. A child of the working class, Nilsen became part of the left-wing revolutionary movement and joined the organisation Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund
Socialist Youth League of Norway
Socialist Youth League of Norway , initially founded as the Social Democratic Youth League of Norway , was the youth wing of the Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway...
(Social Democratic Youth League of Norway).
In 1921, he stood trial for smuggling illegal revolutionary literature into Norway. With the help of defence lawyer Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie
Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United...
, he avoided sentencing, but was eventually found not guilty.
In 1924, he married Ella Quist Kristoffersen, later Ella Hval
Ella Hval
Ella Hval was a Norwegian actress.-Personal life:...
. Rudolf Nilsen's first published work was the collection of poetry På stengrunn (1925), which was followed by På gjensyn (1926). Many of his poems were political, while others were romantic or about life in Oslo.
Nilsen died of a lung illness in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 23 March, 1929. Hverdagen was published posthumously the same year. His collected poems were published in 1935. New collections of his works were published in the 1970s.