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Richard Herrmann (journalist)
Fritz Richard Herrmann, MBE (11 September 1919 – 14 June 2010) was a Norwegian journalist, writer and radio personality. Born and raised in Larvik, Herrmann graduated in 1939, and subsequently studied philology at University of Oslo. In 1941 he was offered a job with Norsk Telegrambyrå, an offer he reluctantly accepted, as it required all new employees to join Nasjonal Samling. He left the company after a few weeks. In 1952, he was employed by the Reuters newsagency in London, where he stayed until 1964. From 1961 he was the editor for Reuters UK operation. From 1964 to 1977 he was employed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as their correspondent in London. He later worked in Norway and was charged with developing the new radio channel NRK P2 in the early 1980s. In 1984 he retired from radio and TV, but he continued to write until he was almost 75 years old. He has written numerous books on Britain, British history and the British people, published in several languages ...
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Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ...
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Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ...
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Karin Sveen
Karin Sveen (born 17 August 1948) is a Norwegian poet, novelist and essayist. Early and personal life Sveen was born in Hamar. She attended Hamar Cathedral School, and studied at the teachers' college at Hamar and the University of Oslo. She worked as schoolteacher from 1975 to 1979, and thereafter as writer full time. Literary career Sveen made her literary debut in 1975 with the poetry collection ''Vinterhagen''. Critics compared her with poet Hans Børli, mentioning similar relation to nature, plants and animals. In her next collection, ''Mjøsa går'' from 1976, she wrote poetry using Hedmark dialect. Further collections are ''Den svarte hane'' from 1977, ''Kroppens sug, hjertets savn'' (1985), ''Tegnebok'' (1989) and ''Nye dikt'' (1996). Her prose includes the short story collection ''Døtre'' from 1980, ''Utbryterdronninga'' (1982), ''Den reddende engelen'' (1984), and the novel ''Kvinnen som forsvant'' (1987). In the novel ''Hannas hus'' (1991), the title figure Hanna ...
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Ove Røsbak
Ove Røsbak (born 5 August 1959) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and biographer. He made his literary debut in 1977 with the poetry collection ''Lævandes dikt''. He has written biographies on Alf Prøysen Alf Prøysen () (23 July 1914 – 23 November 1970) was a Norwegian author, poet, playwright, songwriter and musician. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the 20th century. He worke ... and Rolf Jacobsen. He received the Cappelen Prize in 1984. Bibliography * Living Poems - poetry collection (1978) * Karlsvogn and Pottisjord - poetry collection (1979) * Barefoot - on Bone Floor - poetry collection (1980) * Aue in May - poetry collection (1981) * In Between Houses - short story collection (1984) * The Troll Stone - children's book (1984), later adapted into a film * Now You Draw the Night Curtain - poetry collection (1985) * Just Before - novel (1987) * The Third Man - novel (1990) * ...
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Lars Saabye Christensen
Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian/Danish author. Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work. He lives in Blindern, the university district of Oslo. He is half Danish and holds Danish rather than Norwegian citizenship."Siste bok i Lars Saabye Christensens Beatles-trilogi"
(Final book in Lars Saabye Christensen's Beatles trilogy), Norge: det offisielle norske nettsted i Danmark (Norwegian Embassy in Denmark official site), retrieved 20 September 2010.


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Saabye Christensen studied literature, Norwegian, art history and the history of ideas at university. He m ...
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Rune Belsvik
Rune Belsvik (born 14 April 1956) is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, short story writer and children's writer. Belsvik was born in Stord. He made his literary debut in 1979 with the children's book ''Ingen drittunge lenger''. He was awarded the Brage Prize for ''Ein naken gut'' in 2000. He received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Children's Literature in 1996 for ''Dustefjerten og den store vårdagen'', and again in 2001, for ''Verdens mest forelska par''. He received the Cappelen Prize in 1984. Awards * Brage Prize 2000 *Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (''Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (''Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1950 ... 1996 and 2001 *''Teskjekjerringprisen'' 2006 References 1956 births Living people Norwegian children's writers Norwegian Critics Prize for Literatu ...
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Kåre Lunde
Kåre or Kaare is a given name. Notable people with the name include: People Kåre *Kåre Øistein Hansen (1927–2012), Norwegian politician (SV) * Kåre Øvregard (born 1933), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Kåre And The Cavemen, Norwegian rock band formed 1990, disbanded 2000 *Kåre Berg (1932–2009), Norwegian MD, professor in medical genetics, physician-in-chief and researcher *Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa (1918–1991), Norwegian ceramic designer *Kåre Bluitgen (born 1959), Danish writer and journalist *Kåre Christiansen (1911–1964), Norwegian bobsledder * Kåre Dæhlen (1926–2020), Norwegian diplomat * Kåre Fostervold (born 1969), Norwegian politician for the Progress Party *Kåre Gjønnes (1942–2021), Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party *Kåre Grøndahl Hagem (1915–2008), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Kåre Harila (born 1935), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party *Kåre Hedebrant (born 1995), Swedish ch ...
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Helmut Ormestad
Helmut Ormestad (12 May 1913 – 10 August 1993) was a Norwegian physicist and researcher at the University of Oslo, specializing in acoustics. In 1983 he was awarded the Cappelen Prize, for co-writing the physics textbook series ''Rom Stoff Tid'' with Otto Øgrim and Kåre Lunde Kåre or Kaare is a given name. Notable people with the name include: People Kåre *Kåre Øistein Hansen (1927–2012), Norwegian politician (SV) * Kåre Øvregard (born 1933), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Kåre And The Cavemen, Nor .... References 1913 births 1993 deaths Norwegian physicists University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Oslo {{Norway-scientist-stub ...
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Otto Øgrim
Øgrim in 1995 Johan Otto Øgrim (1 October 1913 – 6 December 2006) was a Norwegian physicist. Personal life Øgrim was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, as a son of Tobias Immanuel Øgrim (1886-1962), leader of the Salvation Army in Norway, and salvationist Othonie Margrethe Olsen (1879–1972). He spent his childhood years in Kristiania, Bærum and Hamar. In 1938 he married Marit Odlaug Eggen (1915-2008), a daughter of Albert Fredrik Eggen and granddaughter of Lorents Mørkved. Their son Tron Øgrim became an author and political activist. Otto Øgrim's sister married Brynjulf Bull. Otto Øgrim was also the grandfather of rappers Elling and Aslak Borgersrud in Gatas Parlament. Education and Second World War Øgrim took commercial education at Clark's College, London in 1929. He worked as a bookkeeper's assistant in London for one year before attending middle school in Hamar from 1930 to 1931. He then moved to Oslo to work with advertising and study for the examen artium, which ...
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Jahn Otto Johansen
Jahn Otto Johansen (3 May 1934 – 1 January 2018) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He worked for the newspaper '' Morgenposten'' from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1966 to 1977, and was chief editor of ''Dagbladet'' from 1977 to 1984. He has been a foreign correspondent for NRK in Moscow, Washington, D.C., and Berlin. He wrote about sixty books, including several bestsellers. He received the Cappelen Prize in 1982, shared with Bjørg Vik, who died six days after Johansen. Selected works *''Nikita Sergejevitsj Krusjtsjov: En kortfattet biografi Aschehoug (1960) (Oversatt av Jahn Otto Johansen)'' *''Studiet av Sovjetsamveldet: Referat fra en studiekonferanse 7.- 9.11.1959 (1960) (redaktør) (Norsk selskap for Sovjetstudier, i samarbeid med Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt (NUPI))'' *''Polen mellom øst og vest Aschehoug (1962)'' *''Ti år uten Stalin Nasjonalforlaget (1963) (Skreve ...
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Bjørg Vik
Bjørg Vik (11 September 1935 – 7 January 2018) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist. Biography Bjørg Turid Vik was born in Oslo, Norway. Her parents were Sverre Thorbjørn Johansen (1903–1958) and Anna Sofie Marcussen (1902–1987). She grew up in the neighborhood of St. Hanshaugen in Oslo. She completed her ''examen artium'' at Hegdehaugen School in 1954 and attended the Journalist Academy in Oslo from 1955 to 1956. From 1956 to 1960, she was a journalist for the newspaper '' Porsgrunns Dagblad''. She made her literary debut in 1963 with the short story collection ''Søndag ettermiddag''. Further collections from the 1960s are ''Nødrop fra en myk sofa'' (1966) and ''Det grådige hjerte'' (1968). She also wrote five novels. Between 1988 and 1994 she published the semi-autobiographical Elsi Lund trilogy of novels about adolescence and maturity in postwar Oslo. The trilogy consists of ''Små nøkler store rom'' (1988), ''Poplene på St. Han ...
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Per Egil Hegge
Per Egil Hegge (born 6 March 1940) is a Norwegian journalist. Hegge was born in Trondheim as a son of two teachers from Skatval. The family moved to Inderøy in 1941. He served his military service at the elite Russian language program of the Norwegian Armed Forces. He started his career in the Norwegian News Agency, and was hired in ''Aftenposten'' in 1962 and remained there for the rest of his career. He was the newspaper's London correspondent from 1963 to 1965, and then worked in Norway (winning the Narvesen Prize in 1968) before becoming Moscow correspondent from 1969 to 1971. He was then expelled from the country, one of the reasons for this being that he was the first journalist to interview Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn after he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. After another six years in Norway from 1971 to 1977 Hegge was the Washington DC correspondent from 1977 to 1981. He was then subeditor before editing ''Aftenposten'''s magazine ''A-magasinet'' from 1984 to 1988. ...
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