Henrik Krohn (10 May 1826 – 14 June 1879) was a Norwegian poet, magazine editor and proponent for Nynorsk language.
Biography
Krohn was born in Bergen on 10 May 1826. 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 collection of his works was published in 1909.
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1826 births
1879 deaths
Writers from Bergen
19th-century Norwegian poets
Norwegian male poets
Norwegian magazine editors
Nynorsk
19th-century Norwegian journalists
Male journalists
19th-century Norwegian male writers
