Olav Aukrust [SEP] date of death
Olav Aukrust
Olav Aukrust (21 January 1883 – 3 November 1929) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He popularized the use of Nynorsk as a literary language and is most commonly associated with his poem "Himmelvarden" (1916).
Biography.
Aukrust was born in the parish of Lom in Oppland, Norway. He was raised in the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. His parents Olav Olavsson Aukrust (1851–1931) and Mari Pålsdatter Andvord (1864–1936) were farmers on the Nordgard Aukrust farm in the valley of Bøverdalen
Nynorsk as a literary language.
Olav Aukrust joined the Anthroposophical Society in December 1921 after he and his wife, Gudrun Aukrust, traveled through Goetheanum on their way home from Italy. He suffered from tuberculosis, which came to characterize his last year and led to an early death at age 46.
Legacy.
Nordgard Aukrust is now open to the public. The farm has a large garden and offers the sales of agricultural products during the tourist season. 
Sculptor Dyre Vaa designed the Olav Aukrust statue (bronze,