Leiv Heggstad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leiv Heggstad

Norwegian academic

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1879

Place of Birth: Namsos, Trøndelag, Norway

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1954

Profession: writer, translator, philologist, linguist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Leiv Heggstad (24 March 1879 – 8 March 1954) was a Norwegian educator, linguist and translator.
He was born in Namsos as the son of linguist and professor Marius Hægstad and Pernele Larsdotter Midgaard, and was a brother of engineering professor Olav Heggstad.
Among his works are Utsyn yver gamall norsk folkevisedikting from 1912, Gamalnorsk ordbok from 1930, and Norsk grammatikk from 1931.
He also translated books from Latin into Nynorsk language.