Jørgen Haugan (born 1941) is a
Norwegian author and lecturer. He was written a number of books, principally biographies of noted
Scandinavian writers.
Haugan earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1977 from the
University of Copenhagen with a thesis on
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
.
Haugan received the
Georg Brandes award for his biography of
Martin Andersen Nexø
Martin Andersen Nexø (26 June 1869 – 1 June 1954) was a Danish writer. He was one of the authors in the Modern Breakthrough movement in Danish art and literature. He was a socialist throughout his life and during the second world war moved to ...
in 1999. Haugan completed his biography of
Knut Hamsun in 2004. Haugan works as a lecturer in the Department of Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen. He had previously worked at the
University of Trondheim
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...
.
''Jørgen Haugan, Lektor emeritus'' (Institut for Nordiske Studier og Sprogvidenskab. Københavns Universitet)
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Selected bibliography
*''Henrik Ibsens metode: Den indre utvikling gjennem Ibsens dramatikk'' (Oslo, 1977)
*''Diktersfinxen - En studie i Ibsen og Ibsen-forskningen'' (Oslo, 1982)
*''400 Årsnatten - Norsk Selvforståelse Ved En Korsvei'' (Oslo, 1991)
*''Alt Er Som Bekendt Erotik - En Biografi Om Martin Andersen Nexø'' (Copenhagen, 1998)
*''Solgudens fall. Knut Hamsun, en litterær biografi'' (Oslo, 2004)
References
External links
Jørgen Haugan profile
1941 births
Living people
Norwegian biographers
Norwegian male writers
Male biographers
Knut Hamsun researchers
University of Copenhagen alumni
University of Copenhagen faculty
Norwegian University of Science and Technology faculty
Norwegian expatriates in Denmark
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