Ejlert Bjerke, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ejlert Bjerke

Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright and essayist

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1887

Date of Death: 25-Sep-1963

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ejlert Bjerke (14 March 1887 – 25 September 1963) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright and essayist.
He was born in Oslo, and made his literary debut in 1909 with the short story collection Mennesker og fauner.
A second collection, Frie Fugle, was published in 1910.
Among his novels are Livsfyrsten from 1914 and Sværmere i solen from 1917.
His essay collection Molok was published in 1920, and the travelogue Tre horisonter in 1929.
He was father of André Bjerke.