Odéon in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Knut Hamsun

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

1. Knut Hamsun Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Knut Hamsun
1859 · 1952
Écrivain norvégien
Prix Nobel de littérature 1920
vécut et travailla
dans cet immeuble
entre 1893 et 1895

(English translation)

Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), the Norwegian writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920, lived and worked in this building between 1893 and 1895.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 48° 50.944′ N, 2° 20.392′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Odéon. It is on Rue de Vaugirard just west of Rue Monsieur le Prince, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Rue de Vaugirard, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Paul Verlaine (a few steps from this marker); Charles Aznavour (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Emile Michelet (within shouting distance of this marker); Un Attentat Antisémite / An Anti-Semitic Attack (within shouting distance of this marker); Yves Brayer (within shouting distance of this marker); Antonio de la Gandara (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) (about 90 meters away); Blaise Pascal (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

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Also see . . . Knut Hamsun.

Excerpt: "Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, works of non-fiction and some essays."

(Submitted on August 20, 2022.)

Knut Hamsun Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

2. Knut Hamsun Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here between the umbrellas.

Knut Hamsun Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

3. Knut Hamsun Marker - wider view

courtesy of the New York Public Library

4. Knut Hamsun

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.