Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright often called the father of modern drama, and he pioneered theatrical realism while also writing lyrical epic works. His major works include A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, and Hedda Gabler. Born in Skien in 1828, he lived for 27 years in Italy and Germany, mainly in Rome, Dresden, and Munich, before moving to Christiania in 1891.