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Suzannah Ibsen (née Thoresen) (1836-1914) was the wife of playwright and poet Henrik Ibsen.

Suzannah Daae Thoresen was born in Herøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Her parents were Hans Conrad Thoresen (1802-1858) and his second wife, Sara Margrethe Daae (d. 1841). After her mother's death in childbirth, her father married the family's Danish born governess, Magdalene Thoresen (1819-1903). They subsequently moved to Bergen where Hans Conrad Thoresen was dean of the historic Cross Church (Korskirken).

After the success of his first publicly successful drama The Feast at Solhaug, Ibsen was invited to the Magdalene Thoresen’s literary salon, and it was when he first met and fell in love with Susannah. Henrik Ibsen was at this time the stage director at the Norwegian Theatre (Det Norske Theatre) in Bergen. In 1858 Suzannah Ibsen translated Graf Waldemar (1847) by German dramatist Gustav Freytag into Norwegian. The play was first performed during September 1861.

Susannah became engaged to Henrik Ibsen in January 1856 and they were married during June 1858. Their only child, Sigurd Ibsen, was born during December 1859. Sigurd Ibsen, a Norwegian author and politician, married Bergliot Bjørnson, the daughter of Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

Bergliot Ibsen wrote a book entitled De tre, which was about her husband's famous family. Published in Norway during 1948, was translated into English and published as The Three Ibsens during 1952.

Source

Ibsen, Bergliot The Three Ibsens: Memories of Henrik Ibsen, Suzannah Ibsen and Sigurd Ibsen (New York: American-Scandinavian Foundation. 1952)

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 '''Suzannah Ibsen''' ([[née]] Thoresen) (1836-1914) was the wife of [[playwright]] and [[poet]] [[Henrik Ibsen]].
-Henrik Ibsen and Suzannah Thoresen married in 1858. She gave birth to their only child,  author and politician [[Sigurd Ibsen]] in Oslo during 1859.
+Suzannah Daae Thoresen was born in [[Herøy, Møre og Romsdal]], [[Norway]]. Her parents were  Hans Conrad Thoresen (1802-1858) and his second wife, Sara Margrethe Daae (d. 1841). After her mother's death in childbirth, her father married the family's Danish born governess, Magdalene Thoresen (1819-1903). They subsequently moved to [[Bergen]] where Hans Conrad Thoresen was dean of the historic [[Korskirken|Cross Church]] (''Korskirken'').
+After the success of his first publicly successful drama ''[[The Feast at Solhaug]]'', Ibsen was invited to the Magdalene Thoresen’s literary salon, and it was when he first met and fell in love with  Susannah. Henrik Ibsen was at this time the stage director at the [[Den Nationale Scene|Norwegian Theatre]] (''Det Norske Theatre'') in Bergen. In 1858 Suzannah Ibsen translated ''Graf Waldemar'' (1847) by German dramatist [[Gustav Freytag]] into Norwegian.  The play was first performed during September 1861.
+Susannah became engaged to Henrik Ibsen in January 1856 and they were married during June 1858. Their only child, [[Sigurd Ibsen]], was born during December 1859. Sigurd Ibsen, a Norwegian author and politician, married Bergliot Bjørnson, the daughter of Norwegian writer [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]].
+Bergliot Ibsen wrote a book entitled ''De tre'', which was about her husband's famous family.  Published in Norway during 1948, was translated into English and published as ''The Three Ibsens'' during 1952.
 ==Source==
 *Ibsen,  Bergliot ''The Three Ibsens: Memories of Henrik Ibsen, Suzannah Ibsen and Sigurd Ibsen''  (New York: American-Scandinavian Foundation.  1952)