Ivo de Figueiredo (born 30 April 1966) is a Norwegian historian, biographer and literary critic.
Ivo de Figueiredo | |
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 de Figueiredo in 2010 | |
| Born | 30 April 1966 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, biographer and literary critic |
| Awards | Brage Prize (2002) |
Career
editFigueiredo was awarded the Brage Prize in 2002, for a biography of Johan Bernhard Hjort. He has written several books on Henrik Ibsen and his works.[1]
In 2023 he published the book Stormen I, the first volume of a biography of the painter Edvard Munch.[2][3]
Early life and education
editFigueiredo hails from Langesund, and graduated as cand.philol. from the University of Oslo in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ivo de Figueiredo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Hobelstad, Inger Merete (15 October 2023). "Munch visste at han var et geni". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Hoem, Knut (16 October 2023). "En dannet barbar fra Norge". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
