Jacob Breda Bull was born on March 28, 1853 in Rendalen, Hedmark, Norway. He was a writer, known for Die Braut von Daalenhof (1926), Jørund Smed (1948) and Vesleblakken (1994). He was married to Anna Maria Augusta Berglöf and Gunvor Sofie Rytterager. He died on January 7, 1930 in Copenhagen, Denmark.