Henrik Ibsen Background Info.

Henrik Johan Ibsen was born on March, 20 1828, in Skein, Norway. He was a famous Norwegian playwright. He wrote his most famous works, A Doll's House in 1868 and Hedda Gabler in 1890. Both of these famous pieces were written in Germany after he was exiled to Italy. Ibsen was the oldest of 5 children. His father was a successful merchant and his mom painted, played the piano, and loved going to the theatre. As a young kid, Ibsen wasn't very interested into the theatre and what it had to offer. At 15, Ibsen dropped out of school and went to work as an apprentice in an apothecary in Grimstad. He wrote his first play in 1849 called Catilina. Henrik had a happy marriage with his only wife, Suzannah Daae Thoresen. Together they conceived one child, his name was son Sigurd. However, Ibsen had another child but with a maid that he was with before his marriage. Henrik Ibsen never met him. Henrik Ibsen died on May 23, 1906 in Olson, Norway.


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