Johan Herman Wessel
Johan Herman Wessel (
1742 -
1785), was a major name in
Norwegian and
Danish literature. Some of his satirical and poems are still popular. The traditional restaurant
Wesselstuen in
Bergen, Norway contains many of his works as decorations.
He was born and raised in Vestby, Akershus, Norway, and was the elder brother of mathemathician Caspar Wessel.