1819
Magdalene Thoresen, Danish writer (died 1903)
Magdalene Thoresen, Danish writer (died 1903)
Magdalene Thoresen, Danish writer (died 1903)
Magdalene Thoresen
Danish-Norwegian poet and playwright (1819–1903)
- Born
- 1819
Anna Magdalene Thoresen, née Kragh was a Danish-Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is said to have inspired a number of other writers to model characters after her. Her stepdaughter, Suzannah Ibsen, was married to Henrik Ibsen. A selection of her letters has been published as Breve fra Magdalene Thoresen 1855-1901. After the death of her Norwegian husband, she moved back to Denmark.