Johannes Gjerdåker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Johannes Gjerdåker

Norwegian translator

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1936

Place of Birth: Voss, Hordaland, Norway

Profession: poet, historian, translator

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Johannes Gjerdåker (born 15 February 1936) is a Norwegian local historian, poet, translator, non-fiction writer and publisher. Gjerdåker was born in Voss, and studied history and language at the University of Oslo.
He made his literary debut in 1978 with the poetry collection Skot på gamal stuv.
He has written several works on local history of Voss and Hordaland.
In 1992 he was awarded the cultural prize from the municipality of Voss.
He received the Bastian Prize in 1997 and the Melsom Prize in 1999, both for translation of works by Robert Burns into Nynorsk.
In 2005 he received the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation, for translation of works by Horace.