TRAVELS OF A PHARMACIST
Ande sgaa d, Hen ik
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Hen ik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) is one o he e y g ea es names in wo ld li e a u e. He was a
cen al igu e in he mode n b eak- h ough in he in ellec ual li e o Eu ope, and is conside ed
he a he o mode n d ama. Less well-known is ha Hen ik Ibsen le his home own Skien as
a 15-yea old you h, going o he small coas al own G ims ad o begin apo heca y s udies. He
go a lowe pha maceu ical deg ee du ing his six yea s in G ims ad (1844-1850).
In he summe o 1864 Ibsen le No way and se led in Rome. This was he beginning o a
pe iod o 27 yea s ab oad. In he cou se o his ime he li ed in I aly (1864-1868), D esden
(1868-1875), Munich (1875-1878), I aly again (1878-1885) and Munich (1885-1891).
The au ho o his lec u e has ollowed he oo s eps o ou “colleague” Ibsen in I aly and
Ge many, isi ing places whe e he s ayed and li ed, looking o connec ions o Ibsen’s ea ly
yea s as a pha macis .
Examples a e shown o he ac ha al hough Ibsen li ed a om No way o almos h ee
decades, he kep in con ac wi h pha macis colleagues. He also uses mode n na u e science as
se ings in his plays, showing his backg ound o na u e science.