About Olaug Løken
Lived 1854 – 1925 (aged 70). Olaug Løken was a Norwegian writer.
Olaug Marie Løken (29 November 1854 – 11 March 1925) was a Norwegian writer and activist.
Personal life She was born at Sundnes in Inderøy Municipality as a daughter of landowner and politician Herman Løchen (1822–76) and Anne Margrethe Jenssen (1826–1911). She had ten siblings, among them Håkon Løken and Gudrun Løchen Drewsen. The family led a rich social life with many visiting writers and artists; P. Chr. Asbjørnsen exercised a special influence on Olaug Løken.
She was also a first cousin of Arne, Einar and Kalle Løchen. In October 1881 in Trondhjem she married another first cousin, editor Hjalmar Løken (1852–1932). She died in March 1925 in Oslo.
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Who was Olaug Løken?
Norwegian writer and activist (1854-1925)
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Olaug Løken was born on 29 November 1854.
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Olaug Løken died on 11 March 1925.
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Olaug Løken was a writer.
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Olaug Løken was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Olaug Løken. https://biography.guide/olaug-loken/
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