Marius Hægstad
Marius Hægstad | |
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Born | Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | 15 July 1850
Died | 21 November 1927 | (aged 77)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Educator, linguist and politician |
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Kristoffer Marius Hægstad (15 July 1850 – 21 November 1927) was a Norwegian educator, linguist and politician for the Liberal Party. A proponent for landsmål, he was the first chairman of Norigs Maallag.
Personal life
Hægstad was born in Borgund as the son of jurist Ole Hægstad and Charlotte Abigael Tonning. He was married to Pernele Larsdotter Midgaard, and was the father of Leiv Heggstad and engineering professor Olav Heggstad.[1]
Career
Hægstad edited the newspapers
References
- ^ a b Venås, Kjell. "Marius Hægstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Marius Hægstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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