Nordahl Rolfsen
Nordahl Rolfsen | |
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 Rolfsen in 1919 | |
| Born | 12 June 1848 Bergen, Norway |
| Died | 18 January 1928 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher Journalist Translator Magazine editor Educationalist |
| Notable work | Læsebog for folkeskolen, a series of five readers for elementary school which became the most widespread schoolbook in Norway |
| Children | Alf Rolfsen |
| Relatives | Johan Nordahl Brun (great-grandfather) |
| Awards | Order of St. Olav |
Johan Nordahl Brun Rolfsen (12 June 1848 – 18 January 1928) was a Norwegian writer,
educationalist and teacher, journalist, translator and speaker. He is best known for the series of five readers for elementary school, Læsebog for folkeskolen (1892–1895), which became the most widely-used schoolbook in Norway.[1]
Family
Rolfsen was born in
Norwegian Constitutional Assembly Jens Rolfsen. He married Hedevig Martha Hastrup Birch in 1885. He was the father of painter Alf Rolfsen.[2]
Early life
Rolfsen finished his education at
Ole Olsen, was a success on stage.[1]
Later life
In 1890 the Rolfsen family moved from Bergen and settled in
elementary schools until Thorbjørn Egners lesebøker
took over in the 1950s.
Rolfsen worked as a full-time writer and editor the rest of his life, and also as a translator, journalist, researcher and speaker. In 1894 he issued Læsebog for middelskolen.[2] He was editor of the 1900 two-volume work Norge i det nittende Aarhundrede (Norway in the 19th century).
Rolfsen was leader of the
Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1912.[2]
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References
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Egil Børre Johnsen. "Nordahl Rolfsen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ Egil Tveterås. "Jacob Dybwad". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
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