Ivo de Figueiredo (b. 1966) is a reputed historian, author and critic. After having written the award winning biography Free Man on the Supreme Court lawyer Johan B. Hjort, he wrote the highly praised two-volume biography on Henrik Ibsen (2006/07). This biography is today considered the most complete and well researched biography on Henrik Ibsen. For the last 6 years he has been working on the ultimate biography of Edvard Munch, The Storm. Vol. I was launched in the fall 2023. Vol. II was launched in October 2024.