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Gjerdåker
Gjerdåker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Johannes Gjerdåker (1936–2020), Norwegian local historian, poet, translator, non-fiction writer, and publisher * Svein Gjerdåker (born 1963), Norwegian newspaper editor {{surname Norwegian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Gjerdåker
Johannes Gjerdåker (15 February 1936 – 27 April 2020) was a Norwegian local historian, poet, translator, non-fiction writer and publisher. Gjerdåker was born in Voss, and studied history and language at the University of Oslo. He made his literary debut in 1978 with the poetry collection . He wrote several works on local history of Voss and Hordaland. In 1992 he was awarded the cultural prize from the municipality of Voss. He received the Bastian Prize in 1997 and the Melsom Prize in 1999, both for translation of works by Robert Burns into Nynorsk. In 2005 he received the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation, for translation of works by Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ' .... He died in April 2020. References 1936 births 2020 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svein Gjerdåker
Svein Gjerdåker (born 6 September 1963) is a Norwegian newspaper editor. He hails from Voss, and took his education at the University of Bergen. He later worked for the Chr. Michelsen Institute and Universitetsforlaget. In 2001 he was hired as editor-in-chief of ''Dag og Tid''. He is married to Ingvild Bryn. They have two adopted Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from ... children. References 1963 births Living people Norwegian newspaper editors Nynorsk-language writers University of Bergen alumni People from Voss {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |