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ˈɪb sənib·sen

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Ibsen, Henrik Ibsen, Henrik Johan Ibsennoun

    realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)

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  1. ibsen

    Henrik Johan Ibsen (; Norwegian: [ˈhɛ̀nrɪk ˈɪ̀psn̩]; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playwrights of his time. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, When We Dead Awaken, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House was the world's most performed play in 2006.Ibsen's early poetic and cinematic play Peer Gynt has strong surreal elements. After Peer Gynt Ibsen abandoned verse and wrote in realistic prose. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind the facades, revealing much that was disquieting to a number of his contemporaries. He had a critical eye and conducted a free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. In many critics' estimates The Wild Duck and Rosmersholm are "vying with each other as rivals for the top place among Ibsen's works"; Ibsen himself regarded Emperor and Galilean as his masterpiece.Ibsen is often ranked as one of the most distinguished playwrights in the European tradition, and is widely regarded as the foremost playwright of the nineteenth century. He influenced other playwrights and novelists such as George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, James Joyce, Eugene O'Neill, and Miroslav Krleža. Ibsen was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, 1903, and 1904.Ibsen wrote his plays in Danish (the common written language of Denmark and Norway during his lifetime) and they were published by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. Although most of his plays are set in Norway—often in places reminiscent of Skien, the port town where he grew up—Ibsen lived for 27 years in Italy and Germany, and rarely visited Norway during his most productive years. Ibsen's dramas were informed by his own background in the merchant elite of Skien, and he often modelled or named characters after family members. He was the father of Prime Minister Sigurd Ibsen. Ibsen's dramas had a strong influence upon contemporary culture.

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    Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), originally from Norway, is widely considered one of the most important playwrights in the history of theater. He is most known for his plays "A Doll's House", "Hedda Gabler", "Peer Gynt", and "The Master Builder". Ibsen is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre, and his works have had a profound influence on the development of 20th-century drama.

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  1. Ibsen

    Ibsen is a crater on Mercury. It is located near the antipode of Caloris Basin.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. IBSEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ibsen is ranked #35395 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ibsen surname appeared 636 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ibsen.

    96.8% or 616 total occurrences were White.
    1.2% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.1% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Ibsen in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Ibsen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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