Facts: - death place: paris , france - relatives: peder mother -rrb- bjrnson -lrb- father -rrb- , elise nordraak -lrb- - signature: bjrnstjerne bjrnson signature.png - caption: bjrnstjerne bjrnson in 1909 - birth name: bjrnstjerne martinius bjrnson - death date: 26 april 1910 - spouse: karoline reimers - children: bjrn bjrnson , bergljot ibsen , erling bjrnson - birth date: 8 december 1832 - awards: nobel prize in literature 1903 - nationality: norwegian - image: portrett 20150129 00043 bldsa bb0791.jpg av bjrnstjerne bjrnson , 1909 - no-nb digifoto - birth place: kvikne , norway - occupation: poet , novelist , playwright , lyricist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bjrnstjerne bjrnson .
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bjrnstjerne martinius bjrnson -lrb- ; 8 december 1832 -- 26 april 1910 -rrb- was a norwegian writer who received the 1903 nobel prize in literature '' as a tribute to his noble , magnificent and versatile poetry , which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit '' , becoming the first norwegian nobel laureate .bjrnson is considered to be one of the four greats -lrb- '' de fire store '' -rrb- among norwegian writers , the others being henrik ibsen , jonas lie , and alexander kielland .bjrnson is also celebrated for his lyrics to the norwegian national anthem , '' ja , vi elsker dette landet '' .