Gustav Antonio Gjessing
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philologist .
He was born in He enrolled as a student in 1854, and graduated with the Old Norse language, and he published a number of academic works during his teacher career. His main work was Undersøgelse af Kongesagaens Fremvæxt, published in two volumes in 1873 and 1876. In 1899 he published a translation of the Poetic Edda. He was also a member of Arendal city council from 1897 to 1900, and was a chairman of the local library and museum. After retiring he moved to Lysaker with his wife, where he died in December 1921.[1]
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