Sigurd Grieg
Sigurd Grieg | |
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Born | Fana, Norway | 22 August 1894
Died | 3 November 1973 Lillehammer, Norway | (aged 79)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Museologist and archeologist |
Parent(s) | John Grieg and Marie Justine Agnethe Jebsen |
Sigurd Jebsen Grieg (22 August 1894 – 3 November 1973) was a Norwegian museologist and archeologist. He was director of the Sandvig Collections at Maihaugen in Lillehammer. He is most associated with the excavation of
Biography
He was born in the borough of Fana in the city of Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Bergen-based book publisher, John Grieg (1856–1905). and Marie Justine Agnethe Jebsen (1862–1943).[3]
He earned his
His later research centered principally on the culture of the Middle Ages. In 1946, he took over as director of the Sandvig Collections (Sandvigske Samlinger) at Maihaugen in Lillehammer. Grieg retired at the age limit in 1964, but continued for a few more years as a museum assistant at the university's Antiquities Collection. [5][6]
Personal life
In 1920, Sigurd Grieg married Else Thiis (1898–1977. They had a son, John Egil Grieg (1928–2006) who became an ambassador. Sigurd Grieg was a member of the
Publications
- Grieg, Sigurd (1924). "Norske hjelmer fra folkevandringstiden". Bergens Museums årbok 1922–1923: Historisk-antikvarisk rekke (3): 3–12.
- Grieg, Sigurd (1947). Gjermundbufunnet: En høvdingegrav fra 900-arene fra Ringerike. Norske Oldfunn. Vol. VIII. Oslo: Bergen.
References
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ Frans-Arne Stylegar. "Raknehaugen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ Egil Tveterås. "John Grieg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Raknehaugen - Nordeuropas største gravhaug". akershus.kulturnett.no. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Anne-Sofie Hjemdahl. "Maihaugen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ Solberg, Bergljot. "Sigurd Grieg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
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