where he started Norway's first labour union, . On October 14, 2017, the city held a 200-year celebration for Thrane’s birthday. He is still recognized for his efforts and labor activism. A monument of him stands in his honor in Strømsø square. References Sources Karen Larsen, A History of Norway (Princeton University Press: Princeton, New Jersey, 1949) Leiren, Terje I. Marcus Thrane: A Norwegian Radical in America (Norwegian-American Historical Association. 1987) Leiren, Terje I. Selected Plays of Marcus Thrane (New Directions in Scandinavian Studies. University of Washington Press. 2008) Oddvar, Bjørklund Marcus Thrane, Socialist leder i et Utland. (Oslo, Norway. 1970) Norwegian Koht, Halvdan Arbeider-rørsla av 1848 i Noreg (Norske Folkeskrifter Nr. 60. Norigs Ungdomslag og Studentmaallaget. Oslo [sic.] 1914)Norwegian External links Marcus Thrane Collection (published by Norwegian-American Historical Association Marcus Møller Thrane (Store norske leksikon) Norwegian Thrane, Marcus Møller (Originalopslag fra pax Leksikon) Norwegian 1817 births 1890 deaths People from Drammen Norwegian expatriates in France Norwegian schoolteachers Norwegian newspaper editors Norwegian politicians Norwegian socialists Norwegian emigrants to the United States Norwegian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Norway 19th-century Norwegian photographers 19th-century American newspaper founders American theatre managers and producers 19th-century American journalists 19th-century Norwegian writers American male journalists 19th-century American male writers Trade unionists from Oslo