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(1832-1910) Norweigian writer. Bjornstjerne Bjornson received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903 "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Find a brief biography on the Pegasos website, presented by the Kuusankoski Public Library in Finland.
Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Provides a brief overview of the 1903 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bjornstjern Martinus Bjornson

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