About Theodor Madsen
Lived 1858 – 1935 (aged 77). Theodor Madsen was a Norwegian writer.
Hans Mathias Theodor Jacob Madsen (January 14, 1858 – November 5, 1935) was a Norwegian writer.
Madsen debuted with the novel I Drift (In Operation) in 1890. Most of his works are written in the Naturalist style. Madsen was the father of the sculptor Sofus Madsen and the brother of the opera singer Ina Madsen.
Works I drift (In Operation, novel), 1890 Guds finger (The Finger of God, novel), 1893 Marionetter (Puppets, play), 1895 Under kundskabens træ (Under the Tree of Knowledge, novel), 1897 Per Gadd (play), 1915
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Who was Theodor Madsen?
Norwegian author
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Theodor Madsen was born on 14 January 1858.
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Theodor Madsen died on 5 November 1935.
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Theodor Madsen was a writer.
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Theodor Madsen was Norwegian.
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