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Bergljot Hobæk Haff
Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1 May 1925 – 12 February 2016) was a Norwegian educator and novelist. Biography Haff was born in Botne Municipality (now part of Holmestrand Municipality) in Vestfold county, Norway. Her parents were Lars Hobæk (1883–1938) and Martha Aarvold (1895–1987). Both of her parents were educators. She graduated from the Sandefjord Gymnasium in 1943. In 1947, she graduated from Oslo lærerhøgskole (now Oslo University College) with a degree in education. Upon completing her education, she moved to Denmark and taught school for 24 years before returning to Oslo in 1972. She made her debut with the novel ''Raset'' in 1956. She has written both contemporary and historical novels. Her writing has been characterized by original narrative and often by poetical imagination. Her works have also featured both mythical and allegorical interpretation. Her novels have been translated into several languages including English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Swedish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botne
Botne is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Holmestrand Municipality in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre was the village of Botne where the Botne Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Hillestad. Vestfold, Hillestad and Gullhaug, Vestfold, Gullhaug. History The prestegjeld, parish of Botne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The initial population of Botne Municipality was about 1,600 residents. In 1942, an area of Botne (population: 148) was transferred into the neighboring Holmestrand (town), town of Holmestrand. In 1947, an area of Botne (population: 8) was transferred to the neighboring Våle Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |