Bjornson
BJÖRNSTJERNE (byern'son), a Norwegian novelist, poet and dramatist, born at Kvikne, Norway, Dec. 8, 1832. He published his first story, "Synnöve Solbakken," in 1857, and that, with "Arne" (1858) and "A Lively Fellow" (1860), established his reputation as a novelist. "Halte Hulda," "Between Battles" (1858); and "Sigurd Slembe" (1862), are among his plays.
Of his novels and romances since 1866 the most notable are "The Bridal March," "The Fisher Maiden," and "Captain Mansana." His principal dramatic works are "Mary Stuart" (1864); "Leonarda" (1879); "A Glove" (1889); "Poems and Songs" in 1870. He died April 26, 1910.
BJÖRNSTJERNA, MAGNUS FRED- DERICK FERDINAND (byern'-sternä), COUNT, a Swedish statesman, born in 1779. Having entered the Swedish army and risen to be Colonel, he went with the Swedish troops to Germany in 1813 and took part in the battles of Grossbeeren, Dennewitz, the passage of the Elbe, the storming of Dessau, and the battle of Leipsic. He also received the surrender of Lübeck and of Maestricht. After the capitulation of Paris he fought in Holstein and in Norway, at length concluding with Prince Christian Frederick at Moss the convention uniting Norway and Sweden. In 1826 he was made a Count, and in 1828 Plenipotentiary to Great Britain, where he remained till 1846. He published works on "British Rule in the East Indies,"