Inger Hagerup

Inger Hagerup (née Halsør; 12 April 1905, in Bergen – 6 February 1985, in Fredrikstad) was a Norwegian writer, playwright and poet.

In 1931, she married Anders Askevold Hagerup (1904–1979), who was a teacher, translator and children's book author.

[2] Inger Hagerup is mostly known for her lyric poetry, but has also been recognized for writing many important theatrical pieces.

[3] Both Inger Hagerup and her husband Anders participated in resistance activities during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany and in 1943 they fled to Sweden.

She was known for opposing the German occupation, writing many lyrics against what she saw as a brutal and careless enemy, such as in "Aust Vågøy".

Inger Hagerup, twentieth century Norwegian poet
Inger Hagerups plass at Haugerud, Oslo , where she lived as an adult