Niels Christian Brøgger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Niels Christian Brøgger

Norwegian author

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1914

Place of Birth: Christiania, Norway

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1966

Profession: translator, journalist, literary critic, science fiction writer

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Niels Christian Brøgger

  • Niels Christian Ursin Brøgger (4 June 1914 – 1966) was a Norwegian essayist, novelist, journalist and critic. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (1884–1951) and Inger Ursin (1882–1941).
  • He was a great-grandson of the book printer Anton Wilhelm Brøgger, a grandson of geologist Waldemar Christofer Brøgger and a brother of writer Waldemar Christofer Brøgger.
  • He was the uncle of anthropologist Jan Brøgger.Brøgger studied the history of literature at the University of Oslo and in London.
  • His first book was Den nye moral og andre essays, an essay collection released in 1934.
  • In the same year he was hired as a critic in Tidens Tegn, a newspaper to which his father also contributed.
  • His brother was hired as a journalist in 1937, and became a theatre critic the following year.
  • Both brothers left Tidens Tegn in 1940.During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II, Niels Brøgger was a member of the resistance movement.
  • He was arrested by Gestapo in November 1942, and was held at Grini concentration camp from 3 November 1942 to 21 April 1943.
  • Both his father and brother spent time at Grini as well.After the war, in 1945, he was hired in the newspaper Nationen.
  • He also contributed with pieces in Verdens Gang.
  • In 1947 he released the essay collection Før uværet kom.
  • Inntrykk fra 1930-årene.
  • Artikler og essays together with his father.
  • The 1952 release Korset og rosen was a study of Sigrid Undset's novels.
  • He also wrote three books on pre-Christian mythology: Nordens demring.
  • Nordiske myter og sagn (1949), Guder og helter i klassisk tid (1958) and Helter og halvguder hos kelterne (1961).
  • He also wrote crime novels under the pseudonym Johnny W.
  • Lambeth.
  • His last published work was Sangenes sang, a translation of the Song of Songs.
  • He died in August 1966, only 52 years old.

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