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Knud Plesner Ibsen (3 October 1797, in Skien – 24 October 1877, in Skien) was a Norwegian merchant from the city of Skien and the father of the playwright Henrik Ibsen. He is widely considered the model for many central characters in his son's plays, including Jon Gynt in Peer Gynt and Old Ekdahl in The Wild Duck.
His father, Knud Ibsen, was a prosperous merchant, but his risky speculations brought about his financial ruin when Ibsen was seven. He had to sell most of the property that his wife had brought into the marriage and move his family to the only place they still owned, a neglected farmhouse near Skien called Venstøp, whose attic would become ...
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Ruined and humiliated, Knud Ibsen brought the family – including the seven-year-old Henrik – to live in a dilapidated farmhouse in the barren countryside. The Ibsens lived hand-to-mouth; despite the artistic aspirations of his mother Marichen, there was barely enough money to send Henrik to school.
Knud and Marichen Ibsen were the parents of playwright Henrik Ibsen (married to Suzannah Thoresen ), who in turn was the father of Prime Minister Sigurd Ibsen (married to Bergliot Bjørnson, the only daughter of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson) and grandfather of film director Tancred Ibsen (married to Lillebil Krohn ), novelist Irene Ibsen Bille (married ...
The Wild Duck (original Norwegian title: Vildanden) is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It explores the complexities of truth and illusion through the story of a family torn apart by secrets and the intrusion of an idealistic outsider.
- Henrik Ibsen
- 9 January 1885
- 1884
- Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien in 1828 and grew up as the oldest of five siblings. His parents were the merchant Knud Ibsen and Marichen Ibsen (maiden name Altenburg). His upbringing was heavily influenced by the fact that his father in the mid-1830s was the victim of unfortunate financial transactions and a grave economic setback.
Jun 13, 2022 · Knud Ibsen – Father of Henrik Ibsen. Born: 3 October 1797. Died: 24 October 1877. Knud Plesner Ibsen was a Norwegian merchant and the father of playwright Henrik Ibsen. He is widely believed to be the inspiration for many of Ibsen’s characters, including Jon Gynt in Peer Gynt, Daniel Herje in The League of Youth, and Old Ekdal in The Wild Duck .
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