Date of Birth
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20-July-1885
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Place of Birth
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Norway
(Nordic countries, Europe, Eurasia, Northern Europe, Scandinavia)
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Nationality
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Also know as
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Herman Wildenvej, Herman Wildenwey, Hermann Wildenvey, Herman Theodor Wildenvey, Herman Portaas, Wildenvey, Herman
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Herman Wildenvey, born Herman Theodor Portaas, was one of the most prominent Norwegian poets of the twentieth century. During his lifetime he published 44 books of his own poetry, in addition to translations of William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway, and Heinrich Heine.
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