Sonja Hagemann
Born(1898-09-06)6 September 1898
Kristiania, Norway
Died17 October 1983(1983-10-17) (aged 85)
Occupationliterary historian
ChildrenFredrik Hagemann
AwardsArts Council Norway Honorary Award

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). [1]

She was raised in Christiania (now Oslo) Norway. She graduated with a degree in economics at the University of Oslo (1919).[2] 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.[3] [4] She represented the Liberal Party in Oslo school board.[5] She was a parliamentary ballot candidate from the constituency of Oslo in 1965.[6]

She was married to Otto Holmboe Hagemann (1891–1961) in 1925 and was the mother of geologist Fredrik Hagemann.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Karin Beate Vold. "Sonja Agnes Weyergang Hagemann". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sonja Hagemann". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Norsk kulturråds ærespris". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Æresprisen" (in Norwegian). Norsk Kulturråd (Arts Council Norway). Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Borgelig flertall i Oslo skolestyre". VG (in Norwegian). 2 December 1955. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. XII. 199. Stortingsvalget 1965. Hefte II. Oversikt" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
  7. ↑ Sten Lundbo. "Fredrik Hagemann". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2017.


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