Simen Fougner (1701–1783) was a Norwegian farmer, poet and non-fiction writer.
Simen Amundsen Fougner was born at Fougner in
Follebu
Follebu is a village in Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Gausa, about to the southeast of the village of Segalstad bru. The town of Lillehammer lies about to the southeast of Follebu.
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parish of
Gausdal
Gausdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Segalstad bru. Other villages in Gausdal include Follebu, Forset, ...
district (''Fougner søndre, Follebu, Østre Gausdal'') in
Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. Th ...
, Norway. He was the son of farmer Amund Olsen Fougner (1652-1723). He was married to Thore Ellefsdatter Fykse (ca. 1704–1792). Fougner was an industrious and creative farmer who made good use of his land.
He is best remembered as one of the earliest Norwegian authors from a rural background. A selection of his poetry was published posthumously in 1920, and his topographical description of Gausdal was published in 1921.
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1701 births
1783 deaths
People from Gausdal
Norwegian farmers
18th-century Norwegian poets
Norwegian male poets
Norwegian non-fiction writers
18th-century male writers
Male non-fiction writers
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