Olav Aukrust (January 21, 1883 – November 3, 1929) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He was born in Lom and wrote poems with a renewed national romantic style. His use of rural dialect contributed to the growth of Nynorsk as a literary language. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Poets are authors of poems. ... Lom is also a town in Norway, see Lom, Norway. ... The specific use of Romantic poetry varies, but the most common definition is a movement in poetry seeking formal freedom, increased emotional effect and use of ancient and folk sources for poetry. ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ...

His nephew Kjell Aukrust was an author and artist. Kjell Aukrust (March 19, 1920 – December 24, 2002 in Alvdal) was a Norwegian author, poet and artist. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ...