Henrik Krohn
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Henrik Krohn was a Norwegian poet, magazine editor and proponent for Nynorsk language. He was born in Bergen
. Among his works is the poetry collection Smaakvæde from 1867. He founded the Nynorsk
organization Vestmannalaget in 1868, and edited the organization's magazine Fraa by og bygd. A colletion of his works was published in 1909.
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
. Among his works is the poetry collection Smaakvæde from 1867. He founded the Nynorsk
Nynorsk
Nynorsk or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the...
organization Vestmannalaget in 1868, and edited the organization's magazine Fraa by og bygd. A colletion of his works was published in 1909.