Sankt Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Knut Hamsun

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

1. Knut Hamsun Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Nobelprisvinner
i Litteratur 1920
Knut Hamsun
1859-1952
Bodde i dette hus
1902-04
Datteren Victoria
bled født her

(English translation:)

The 1920 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), lived in this house 1902-04. His daughter Victoria was born here.

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 59° 55.574′ N, 10° 43.844′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sankt Hanshaugen. It can be reached from Thereses gate, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Thereses gate 49, Oslo 0354, Norway. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

in Scandinavia,

in the Nordic Countries,

in the Schengen Area,

and in the Western World.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kvindernes Boligselskap A/S - Women’s Housing Association (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); «Bunkersen» / The Bunker (about

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150 meters away); Martinus Lørdahl (1873-1933) (about 210 meters away); Homansbyen/Nils Collett Vogt (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Studenter Hjemmet / Students Home (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Hus For Musikklærerne / House for Music Teachers (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Reidar Aulie (1904-1977) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Det Norske Forbundet av 1948 / The Norwegian Association of 1948 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Knut Hamsun (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, in Norwegian).

Excerpt (in translation): Hamsun was one of Norway's foremost novelists and an important figure in both the neo-romanticism of the 1890s and the realistic novel literature of the interwar period. Because of his friendly outlook and his public support of the German occupation of Norway, Hamsun was also a controversial figure, both contemporaraneously and afterwards.

Hamsun's strengths as a novelist are his sensuous and lyrical prose, his ability to outline people and situations in great detail, and his pronounced humour. His
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

2. Knut Hamsun Marker - wide view
literary breakthrough came with the novel Sult (1890). The novel stood in opposition to the social realism of the 1880s and is considered a precursor to 20th-century modernism. In 1920, Hamsun was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the novel Markens Grøde (1917)...

(Submitted on August 13, 2023.)

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Knut Hamsun former residence as seen from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

3. Knut Hamsun former residence as seen from the street

The marker is not visible from the street. Viewing it will require approaching the house from the driveway, which presumably is okay since there is a county welfare agency office entrance located on that side of the house. But the rest of the building appears to be residential (and fenced off), so any closer access is not recommended.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.