Simen Fougner

Simen Fougner (1701 – 1783) was a Norwegian farmer, poet and non-fiction writer. He was born in Gausdal; the son of farmer Amund Olsen Fougner. He is known as one of the earliest Norwegian authors with a rural background. A selection of his poetry was published posthumously in 1920, and his topographical description of Gausdal was published in 1921.