Show fAt FAMOUS oUS NOR POT POET PASSES AWAY AY I IN fRENCH At PARIS April 27 Bjornson Bjorn- Bjorn son sons the Norwegian novelist and dramatist dramatist dramatist dra dra- matist reformer and advocate of universal uni uni- versal peace died hero last night surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by his family Ills end was peaceful The last serious Illness of ot the novelist extended over nearly a year ear lIe He was brought to Paris for special treatment In iri the early part of last November accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied by by his wife and daughter a physician and nurse and an during i king part of ot the Journey traveled nurse with tho king of Denmark In the kings king's private car In Tn Paris Pans however he was unable to receive the the treatment for arterio sclerosis sclerosis sclerosis scle scle- rosis from which he was suffering but notwithstanding he showed marked Improvement Improvement Im Im- Im- Im provement for tor a time due entirely to his wonderful vitality Again In February ry his death was ex expected expected expected ex- ex momentarily but the crisis passed though leaving g him less able to withstand the tho next attack During the thelast thelast last laet week It was apparent he could not hold out much m ch longer Prior to his death II he was vas unconscious for tor some hours BJornson was born at I Kvikne Norway December DecemberS I S 8 1832 1532 His father was a clergyman lIe He completed his education at the universities ties of and Copenhagen and i first became known in consequence of I II I h t tU i U T h t. t n I I l t d f ti s sY Y E EI i Ei I I r I r rI s. s I BJORNSON JORNSON some articles and stories which he contributed contributed contributed con con- to newspapers In 1857 lie he returned from abroad and was as first director of oC the theater in Bergen Bergen Ber Ber- gen and afterward for a short time editor editor edi edi- tor tor of the Journal in Christi Christ anla As a a. a journalist Bjornson expressed strong republican opinions which aroused considerable public excitement Finally was condemned to a years year's imprison- imprison p egi for tT ason but escaped to Get Ger- 5 p nand ru n n to afterward to America and did not return tn to until 1882 Once more more he began the work of agitation against the government and the union of ot two Scandinavian kingdoms Fam Famous us as Playwright ft 1 t was Ole e Bull who appointed him to the directorship of the tho Bergen theater In m 1 1553 5 h he put on n the state t e fe fe fen m Hulda and d Mellem e Other notable plays written by him are Kong the of Sigurd and the tragedy of Mary Stuart His Ills comedy Hanske was translated for the English stage in 1894 BJornson's first novel Eve Solbakken Solbakken Solbakken Sol- Sol bakken appeared In 1857 1557 and on the tho of Us its fiftieth anniversary at the novelist received an enormous number of greetings g from all countries It was followed by Arne R a Sketch of oC Norwegian country life A A Happy Boy Bo and The Fisher Maiden Malden both stories of or the peas peasantry 51 As s a 8 lyric poet Bjornson took high jank ank He even attempted the f 11 Of of epic verse He Tie was a voluminous 1 1 writer and dramatist and in all his work strove tove to o become a vehicle of oC national fp feeing ling seeking td to give expression to the Nb spirit He was looked upon A 4 one of the most stimulating influences f tha e revival of ot Scandinavian litera- litera r p. p |