Anders Krogvig, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anders Krogvig

Norwegian librarian and writer

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1880

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1924

Profession: writer, librarian, biographer, literary critic

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Anders Krogvig

  • Anders Krogvig (29 April 1880 – 3 April 1924) was a Norwegian librarian, writer, literary consultant and critic. He was born in Kristiania as the son of Carl Gustav Krogvig and Antonette Pedersen.
  • He was a first cousin of Tryggve Andersen.
  • In April 1903 he married Aagot Kristine Moe (1881–1923).
  • He finished his secondary education in 1899, and enrolled in philology at the University of Kristiania.
  • However, he did not graduate.
  • Instead he took work as a librarian, first at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design from 1909 to 1918, then in the Norwegian Parliament from 1921 to his death.
  • He applied for a professorship at the University in 1919, but was not appointed.Krogvig also worked in the publishing house Aschehoug, together with Gerhard Gran and director William Martin Nygaard.
  • He was involved in several of their flagships; being subeditor of the periodical Samtiden from 1916, editor-in-chief of the encyclopedia Achehougs konversasjonsleksikon from 1919, and co-editor of the biographical dictionary Norsk biografisk leksikon from 1921.
  • He edited the first volume (released 1923) together with Gerhard Gran and Edvard Bull, Sr.
  • but died before a second volume was published.He was also known for re-publishing several old sources, including a collection of letters written by Jørgen Moe, and, together with Moltke Moe, a revision of Peter Christian Asbjørnsen's old fairy tales.
  • He wrote extensively in Norwegian newspapers and periodicals, especially literary critiques.
  • Two collections of his articles were published, titled Nordisk digtning (1912) and Bøker og mennesker (1919).
  • He was also a consultant in the Norwegian Authors' Union.
  • Together with his position in Aschehoug, this meant that Krogvig had a significant impact on many literary careers of the time, including Johan Falkberget, Olav Aukrust, Kristofer Uppdal and Sigurd Christiansen.

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