HENRIK ARNOLD WERGELAND
\hˈɛnɹɪk ˈɑːnə͡ʊld wˈɜːd͡ʒɛlənd], \hˈɛnɹɪk ˈɑːnəʊld wˈɜːdʒɛlənd], \h_ˈɛ_n_ɹ_ɪ_k ˈɑː_n_əʊ_l_d w_ˈɜː_dʒ_ɛ_l_ə_n_d]\
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A Norwegian poet; born at Christiansand, June 17, 1808; died Aug. 12, 1845. His works are: "The Creation, Man, and the Messiah", a lyric poem (1830); "The Jew"; "Jan van Huysum's Flower-Piece"; "The English Pilot" (1845); and many tragedies, vaudevilles, farces, etc. He has had a great influence on Norwegian literature and civilization.
By Charles Dudley Warner
