ABOUT HENRIK IBSEN
Norwegian playwright and director who wrote Hedda Gabler, Peer Gynt, and A Doll's House. He is often called the father of realism.
He came from a family with a Danish shipping background, and he went to work as a merchant.
His son was the Prime Minister of Norway.
His parents were Knud Ibsen and Marichen Altenburg. He was married to Suzannah Ibsen from 1858 to 1906.
He influenced fellow writer George Bernard Shaw .
