Svein Ørnulf Ellingsen (13 July 1929 – 5 April 2020) was a Norwegian visual artist and hymnist.
Biography
Ellingsen was born in
Kongsberg
Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production ...
to Fritz Frølich Ellingsen and Karoline Enge.
[ His books include the poetry collections ''Det skjulte nærvær'' and ''Noen må våke'', both from 1978, the children's book ''Regler, rim og revestreker'' from 1986, and the poetry collections ''Vårt øye ser mot Betlehem'' (1987) and ''Det finnes en dyrebar rose'' (1989). The hymnal ''Norsk salmebok 2013'' has included 58 of his hymns, including fifteen translations.][ He received the ]Fritt Ord Honorary Award Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (''Stiftelsen Fritt Ord''). Two prizes are awarded in support of freedom of speech and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award ( no, Fritt Ords pris) and the Fritt Or ...
in 1992, and was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1995.
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1929 births
2020 deaths
People from Kongsberg
20th-century Norwegian male artists
21st-century Norwegian male artists
Norwegian hymnwriters
Norwegian government scholars
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