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Apr 28, 1889 Died on 29 Oct 1985 (aged 96)
Norwegian writer
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About Sjur Bygd
- Sjur Bygd (28 April 1889 – 29 October 1985) was a Norwegian novelist, farmer and local politician.
- He was born in Vossestrand, a son of farmer and mayor Eirik Torsteinson Bygd and Ingebjørg Sjursdotter.
- He made his literary début in 1915, with the short-story collection Fjell-folk.
- Among his early novels are Holmgang from 1917 and Valplassen from 1921.
- Bygd and his literary work was portrayed in the periodical Kirke og Kultur in 1928, and in Syn og Segn in 1941.
- He served as mayor in Vossestrand from 1926 to 1934.
- He was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in 1976.
