Haakon Lie

Haakon Lie (29 February 1884 – 18 January 1970) was a Norwegian forester, novelist, poet and children's writer.

Personal life Lie was born in Fyresdal Municipality to writer Jonas Lie (1846–1916) and Torbjørg Rinden, and married Hjørdis Dorthea Smevig Dahl in 1911.

Forestry Lie graduated from the forest school in Steinkjer Municipality in 1904, and from the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1907. He lectured at the agricultural school in Storhove from 1910 to 1918, and at the forest school in Steinkjer from 1918 to 1923. From 1923 to 1947 he was appointed forester in southern Gudbrandsdalen. Among his works in forestry are Skogens fugler og insekter, Lærebok i Skogbotanik, Skogbrukets driftslære and Fjellskogen.