Fredrikke Johanne "Rikka" Bjølgerud Deinboll (March 15, 1897 – February 18, 1973) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

librarian and translator. She is known for her work in developing school libraries in Oslo, and for creating the Norwegian name ''Ole Brumm'' for the character

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when she produced the first Norwegian translation of the book ''

'' in 1932, six years after it was published in English. Deinboll was born in

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. After obtaining her ''

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'' in 1916 and graduating from

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in 1918 in Hamar, she worked at the children's and school department of the

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from 1918 to 1963, heading it from 1921 onward. She also worked at the Brooklyn Public Library in

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in 1921, and at the public library in

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in 1947. In 1927 she married August Deinboll (1880–1975), who was the father of the Norwegian cartoonist Tore Deinboll (1910–1988). Deinboll received the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 1963.

Translations

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(1922). ''Buskliv i Australien: Ruben Whitney's oplevelser'' (= ''Among the Bushrangers from A Final Reckoning''). Damm. (Translated from English) * Lucy Fitch Perkins (1923). ''De hollandske tvillinger'' (= ''The Dutch Twins''). Aschehoug. (Translated from English) *Lucy Fitch Perkins (1925). ''De japanske tvillinger'' (= ''The Japanese Twins''). Aschehoug. (Translated from English) *Harry W. French (1926). ''Araberguttens lanse'' (= ''The Lance Of Kanana; A Story Of Arabia''). Stenersens Forlag. (Translated from English) *Lilian Kjellberg (1929). ''Ulla i Villa Martha'' (= ''Ulla i Ivy House. En svensk flickas upplevelser i en engelsk flickpension''). Gyldendal. (Translated from Swedish) *

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(1931). ''Den blå fuglen'' (= ''Min fågel blå och andra flickhistorier samt ett sagospel''). Norli. (Translated from Swedish) *Bertha Holst (1931). ''Vibeke'' (= ''Vibe''). Aschehoug. (Translated from Danish) *Viva Lütken (1932). ''Om jeg var gutt, fortellinger for unge piker'' (= ''Den vide – vide verden: Fortælling for unge piger''). Aschehoug. (Translated from Danish) *

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(1932). ''Ole Brumm'' (= ''

''). Gyldendal. (Translated from English) *Inga Bergfält (pseudonym of Erik Juel, 1933). ''Småen fra Bretagne'' (= ''Ensam i världen - Berättelse för flickor''). Aschehoug. (Translated from Swedish) * Nanny Hammarström (1934). ''I maurlandet'' (= ''Två myrors äventyr''). Cappelen. (Translated from Swedish) *

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(1935). ''Kinesergutten Fu'' = ''Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze''). Aschehoug. (Translated from English) *Waldo Fleming (1938). ''Trommene taler, en guttefortelling fra den afrikanske gullkyst'' (= ''Talking Drums''). Aschehoug. (Translated from English) *

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(1955). ''Hodja, tyrkiske eventyr'' (= ''Once the Hodja''). Aschehoug. (Translated from English)

Original works

*''Håndbok i norsk barnebibliotekarbeide'' (= ''Norsk bibliotekforenings småskrifter'' 7), 1927 *Rikka Deinboll (1936). ''Barnerim og barneregler''. Aschehoug. (illustrated by Albert Jærn) *Rikka Deinboll (1936–54). ''Boken i undervisningen''. Oslo folkeskoler and Deichmanske bibliotek. (together with Aud Risberg) *Rikka Deinboll (1938). ''Deichmanbøker til alle oslobarn''. Oslo. *Rikka Deinboll, Karsten Heli, Marianne Rumohr, & Åse Gruda Skard (1938). ''Barn og bøker. Tiden forlag''. (= ''Barn og opdragelse'' 3) *Rikka Deinboll (1942). Folkeskolebarnas leseinteresse. ''

Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift ''Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift'' (English: Norwegian Journal of Education) is a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ...

'' 5 *Rikka Deinboll (1950). ''Bøker for barn og ungdom opp til ca. 15 år: Bøker som fås i bokhandelen. Et utvalg''. Oslo. *Rikka Deinboll (1950–1951). Skolebiblioteker i Oslo gjennom tiden. ''Osloskolen'' 5–6 *Rikka Deinboll (1953). ''Dikken Zwilgmeyer: En bibliografi med innledning''. Oslo. *Rikka Deinboll (1951). ''Hvem banker? Rim og remser fra her og der''. Aschehoug. (illustrated by Grethe Berger) *Rikka Deinboll (1954). ''Bøker til fritid og undervisning''. Oslo. *Rikka Deinboll et al. (1956). ''Kriminal- og sexbladene: En rapport''. Oslo: Det rådgivende utvalg for tegneserier etter oppdrag av Statens folkeopplysningsråd. *Helge Sverre Nesheim, ed. (1962). ''Barnas verden''. Aschehoug. (part of the editorial team) *Various authors (1960s). ''Mitt skattkammer''. Teknisk forlag. (various translators)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deinboll, Rikka 1897 births 1973 deaths Librarians from Oslo Norwegian women librarians Norwegian children's writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers Norwegian women children's writers People from Hamar Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold 20th-century Norwegian translators