Sonja Hagemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sonja Hagemann

Norwegian historian

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1898

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1983

Profession: literary critic, literary historian

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sonja Hagemann (6 September 1898 – 17 October 1983) was a Norwegian literary historian and literary critic, especially of children's literature.
She is primarily known for the monumental Barnelitteratur i Norge (Norwegian Children's Literature I:1965; II:1970; III:1973). She was raised in Christiania (now Oslo) Norway.
She graduated with a degree in economics at the University of Oslo (1919). She first worked in government service.
She worked at Dagbladet as a critic of children's literature (1946-1971). She received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award (Norsk kulturråds ærespris) in 1980. She represented the Liberal Party in Oslo school board.
She was a parliamentary ballot candidate from the constituency of Oslo in 1965.She was married to Otto Holmboe Hagemann (1891–1961) in 1925 and was the mother of geologist Fredrik Hagemann.