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Ivar Andreas Aasen
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Norwegian linguist and poet, dubbed the father of Nynorsk (1813 – 1896)

Also known as: Ivar Aasen, Ivar Andreas Åsen, Ивар Андреас Осен, إيفار أوسن, 이바르 오센, イーヴァル・オーセン

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  • Magnus Brostrup Landstad1802–1880
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    Collected Norwegian folk ballads and wrote hymns, sharing Aasen's interest in vernacular tradition. (AI reason)

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  • Namnesamlingar av Ivar Aasen
  • Norsk Ordbog
  • Dansk-norsk ordbog av Ivar Aasen
  • Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Ord, uttrykk og inntrykk