Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson was born on December 8, 1832 in Kvikne, Norway as Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson. He was a writer, known for Ett farligt frieri (1919), Fairy of Solbakken (1919) and A Girl of Solbakken (1957). He was married to Karoline Reimers. He died on April 26, 1910 in Paris, France.