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Ivar Orgland

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Carl Ivar Orgland (13 October 1921 – 16 June 1994) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, translator and poet. He is especially known for his work with Icelandic culture, and language and literature.

Academic career

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He was born in Oslo, finished his secondary education in 1939, and graduated with a Cand.mag. degree in 1946 and a Cand.philol. degree in 1949. From 1950 onwards, he worked at the University of Iceland as a research fellow until 1952 and then lecturer in the Norwegian language. He left the University of Iceland in 1960, and after two years as a high school teacher in Notodden, he became a lecturer in Norwegian at Lund University from 1962 to 1969.[1] In 1969, he also received a Dr.philos.degree.[2] The doctorate, on the subject of Stefán frá Hvítadal, was taken at the University of Iceland, and Orgland was the first foreigner to do so.[3] From 1969 to 1973 he was a lecturer at the Oslo Teachers' College,[1] and from 1973 to 1979 he was a lecturer in the Icelandic language at the University of Oslo.[2]

Writings

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He became known for translating Nordic works to Nynorsk, especially Icelandic—both medieval and modern—but also from the more obscure Faroese language and Modern Gutnish.[2] Anthologies include Islandske dikt frå Solarljod til opplysningstid, Islandske gullalderdikt and Islandske dikt frå vårt hundreår.[3] For his body of work he won the Bastian Prize,[2] awarded by the Norwegian Association of Literary Translators,[4] in 1986. He also issued several original works of poetry, having debuted in 1950 with the work Lilje og sverd ('Lily and Sword').[2] He has also written Norwegian-Icelandic dictionaries.[5] During his younger days, he was also a tenor singer.[1]

He was decorated with the Commander Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon.[1] He lived in Asker for the later part of his life, and died in 1994.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ivar Orgland 70 år 13. oktober" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 September 1991.
  2. ^ a b c d e Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Ivar Orgland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Storaas, Reidar (24 June 1994). "Minneord". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Bastianprisen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Ordbok til Vigdis" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 5 September 1993.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Bastian Prize
1986
Succeeded by