Ragnvald Gjerløw
Ragnvald Gjerløw (17 June 1853 – 1936) was a Norwegian priest and writer.
He was born in
Gjerløw was a member of the board of the trade union Norwegian Association of Clergy, and also of the Norwegian Missionary Society. He wrote some books, including Bibelske skisser and Korte søndagsbetragtninger, and contributed to the works Bibelen med forklaringer and Stavangerboken 1814–1914. He also translated Alfred Edersheim's seven-volume Bible History to Norwegian. He wrote several articles in newspapers and magazines, and favored Morgenbladet,[1] where his nephew Olaf Gjerløw was editor-in-chief from 1920. He was also an uncle of Lilli Gjerløw.[3] In September 1885 in Heddal he married Laura Flood, a sister of Immanuel Flood and Jørgen W. Flood.[1] He died in 1936.[3]
References
- ^ Bull, Edvard; Jansen, Einar (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon(in Norwegian). Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 477–478.
- ^ "Stavanger blir på ny bispeby" (in Norwegian). Byhistorisk Forening Stavanger. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ a b Bonde, Arne. "Olaf Gjerløw". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
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