Henning Sinding-Larsen

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Henning Lange Sinding-Larsen (1 November 1904 – 18 November 1994) was a Norwegian journalist.

Personal life

He was born in Asker as a son of painter Kristofer Sinding-Larsen (1873–1948) and Margrethe Volkersen (1880–1951). He was a grandson of Alfred Sinding-Larsen, a nephew of Christian Magnus Sinding-Larsen, Birger Fredrik Sinding-Larsen and Holger Sinding-Larsen,[1] and a first cousin of Knut Martens Sinding-Larsen.[2]

Sinding-Larsen was married three times. From 1930 to 1932 he was married to Gunhild Thalbitzer (1904–1995), daughter of Carl Thalbitzer. From 1934 to 1938 he was married to Vivika Catharina Margareta Ankarcrona (1914–1992). From July 1939 to 1965 he was married to Hilary Yvonne Holme (1918–).[1] In August the same year their daughter Ellen Beate was born. She married Egil Kraggerud and became the mother of Henning Kraggerud.[3]

Career

His family moved a lot during his childhood, but he took the

Zurich. For his coverage of the 1960 Summer Olympics he won the Narvesen Prize. He retired in 1973.[1]

Sinding-Larsen was an active fencer, and also chaired the Norwegian Fencing Federation for some time. He wrote two memoir books; Med pressekort. Reiser og mennesker (1976) and 1001 dag. Erfaringer fra 40 journalistår (1982). He died in November 1994 in Oslo.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hennum, Sigurd B. "Henning Sinding-Larsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ Jansen, Einar; Svendsen, Paulus; Jansen, Jonas; Anker, Øyvind, eds. (1958). "Sinding family tree". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 13 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 356.
  3. ^ Andersen, Øivind. "Egil Kraggerud". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Narvesen Prize
1960
(shared with P. Chr. Andersen)
Succeeded by