# Tryggve Andersen

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{{Short description|Norwegian writer (1886–1920)}}
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[[File:Tryggve Andersen OB.00593.jpg|thumb|250 px|Portrait by [Henrik Lund](/source/Henrik_Lund_(painter))]]
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'''Tryggve Andersen''' (27 September 1866 &ndash; 10 April 1920) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and story writer.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://runeberg.org/ilnolih2/0264.html |title= Tryggve Andersen |publisher=Illustreret norsk Litteraturhistorie. Siste Tidsrum 1890-1904|author= Carl Nærup|date=1905|access-date= 1 April 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
Andersen was born on 27 September 1866 in [Ringsaker Municipality](/source/Ringsaker_Municipality), [Norway](/source/Norway). He was one of ten children born to Christen Andersen (1825–1893) and Antonette Krogvig (1840–1932). His father was a trader and later bailiff. When Andersen was nine years old, the family moved to [Tysnes Municipality](/source/Tysnes_Municipality) in [Hardanger](/source/Hardanger). In 1878, Andersen entered [Bergen Cathedral School](/source/Bergen_Cathedral_School). He later attended school in [Hamar](/source/Hamar) and took his student exams in 1885. He attended the [University of Kristiania](/source/University_of_Oslo) until 1892 but did not graduate. He subsequently became an office worker in [Hamar](/source/Hamar).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.bokselskap.no/forfattere/andersen|title= Tryggve Andersen |publisher = Bokselskap|access-date= 1 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.hihm.no/bibliotek/kjt/andersen/ta_biografi.htm|title=Tryggve Andersen - en kort biografi|publisher=Høgskolen i Hedmark|date=25 November 2001|access-date=1 April 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050927224759/http://www2.hihm.no/bibliotek/kjt/andersen/ta_biografi.htm|archive-date=27 September 2005}}</ref>

Andersen made his literary debut in 1897 with the historical novel collection ''I Cancelliraadens dage'', a collection of tales from the early 1800s in the Norwegian [Uplands](/source/Uplands%2C_Norway). It was received with great enthusiasm and earned him an endowment. The book is commonly viewed as a highlight in Andersen's work. It is regarded a pioneer work of its kind and was later analyzed by several literary historians.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Tryggve Andersen |first=Edvard |last=Beyer |author-link=Edvard Beyer |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Tryggve_Andersen |language=Norwegian|access-date=4 August 2012}}</ref>

Among his other works are the poetry collection ''Digte'' from 1898, and the novel ''Mod kvæld'' from 1900. From 1904 to 1919, he published five collections of narratives and novels including ''Gamle folk og andre fortællinger'' (1904), ''Bispesønnen og andre fortellinger'' (1907), ''Hjemfærd'' (1913), and ''Fabler og hændelser'' (1915).<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Tryggve Andersen |encyclopedia=[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)|first=Willy |last=Dahl |author-link=Willy Dahl |editor=[Helle, Knut](/source/Knut_Helle)|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Tryggve_Andersen/utdypning |language=Norwegian |access-date=4 August 2012}}</ref>

Andersen suffered from various health problems. From adolescence, Andersen suffered from melancholy and depression. In later years he was diagnosed with [epilepsy](/source/epilepsy). He died in [Gran Municipality](/source/Gran_Municipality) on 10 April 1920. He has been portrayed by painters [Henrik Lund](/source/Henrik_Lund_(painter)), [Olav Engebrigtsen](/source/Olav_Engebrigtsen), and Karl Konow. Sculptor Jens Munthe Svendsen (1869–1957) made a bronze bust of him in 1920.<ref name=nbl/><ref>{{cite web
|url =https://nkl.snl.no/Karl_Konow |title= Karl Konow|publisher = Norsk kunstnerleksikon|author=Anne Aaserud |date= 20 February 2017|access-date= 1 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://nkl.snl.no/Jens_Munthe_Blichfeldt_Svendsen|title= Jens Munthe Blichfeldt Svendsen|publisher = Norsk kunstnerleksikon |author=Oscar Thue |author2=Sigrid Rømcke Thue |date= 20 February 2017|access-date= 1 April 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He was married three times: in 1898 to Margrethe Schønberg (1871–1901); in 1906 to the author [Regine Normann](/source/Regine_Normann) (1867–1939); and in 1914 to Margarethe Tichauer (1891–1938).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://snl.no/Regine_Normann |title= Regine Normann|publisher = Store norske leksikon 
|author=Erik Bjerck Hagen|access-date= 1 April 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nb.no/nbsok/search?action=search&mediatype=bøker&format=Digitalt%20tilgjengelig&searchString=creator:%22andersen,tryggve%22 Digitized books by Andersen] in the [National Library of Norway](/source/National_Library_of_Norway)

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Category:People from Ringsaker Municipality
Category:University of Oslo alumni
Category:19th-century Norwegian novelists
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