Anker Rogstad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anker Rogstad

Norwegian writer

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1994

Profession: writer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Anker Rogstad (8 January 1925 – 5 October 1994) was a Norwegian convicted safecracker who spent eight years in prison for his crimes, and later a celebrated crime writer.
He started writing during imprisonment, and made his literary debut in 1956 with the crime novel Etterlyst.
He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1974 for the novel Lansen.