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1808 – 1845Henrik Wergeland (1808-1845)Died 12 July 1845, aged 37Henrik Wergeland was a Norwegian poet and one of the country's most important national writers. He campaigned for popular education and for lifting the ban on Jews entering Norway. Norway's Constitution Day celebrations owe much to his promotion of them.