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{{Short description|Norwegian professor of Old Norse studies}}
'''Anne Elisabeth Holtsmark''' (21 June 1896 – 19 May 1974) was a Norwegian philologist.
'''Anne Elisabeth Holtsmark''' (21 June 1896 – 19 May 1974) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Philology|philologist]].


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]], and grew up in Kristiania and [[Ås]], as a daughter of [[Gabriel Gabrielsen Holtsmark]] (1867–1954) and Margrete Weisse (1871–1933). She was a maternal granddaughter of [[Johan Peter Weisse]], and a paternal granddaughter of [[Bent Holtsmark]]. She was a niece of [[Bernt Holtsmark|Bernt]] and [[Torger Holtsmark]], and a sister of [[Johan Peter Holtsmark|Johan]] and [[Karen Holtsmark]]. Herself, she did not marry.<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Anne Holtsmark|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Eyvind Fjeld|last=Halvorsen|authorlink=Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Anne_Holtsmark/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=15 April 2010}}</ref><ref name=lier>{{cite web|url=http://www.lier.kommune.no/liers-historie/holtsmark.htm|title=Holtsmark|publisher=Lier municipality|language=Norwegian|accessdate=7 May 2009}}</ref>
She was born in [[Oslo|Kristiania]], the second of five children of [[Gabriel Gabrielsen Holtsmark]] (1867–1954) and Margrete Weisse (1871–1933), and grew up in Kristiania and [[Ås, Akershus|Ås]]. She was a maternal granddaughter of [[Johan Peter Weisse]], a paternal granddaughter of [[Bent Holtsmark]], a niece of [[Bernt Holtsmark|Bernt]] and [[Torger Holtsmark]], and a sister of [[Johan Peter Holtsmark|Johan]] and [[Karen Holtsmark]]. She herself never married.<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Anne Holtsmark|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Eyvind Fjeld|last=Halvorsen|authorlink=Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Anne_Holtsmark/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=15 April 2010}}</ref><ref name=lier>{{cite web|url=http://www.lier.kommune.no/liers-historie/holtsmark.htm|title=Holtsmark|publisher=Lier municipality|language=Norwegian|accessdate=7 May 2009}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
She took various secondary education and also worked in the bank [[Christiania Sparebank]] from 1913 to 1915 before attempting to take the [[examen artium]]. She took this at [[Oslo Cathedral School|Kristiania Cathedral School]] in 1917, and graduated from the [[University of Oslo|Royal Frederick University]] with the [[cand.philol.]] degree in 1924. She majored in Norwegian and minored in French and history, and also worked part-time.<ref name=nbl/>
Holtsmark was educated in business schools and worked at the [[Oslo Sparebank|Christiania Sparebank]] from 1913 to 1915 before taking the [[examen artium]] at [[Oslo Cathedral School|Kristiania Cathedral School]] in 1917. In 1927, she graduated from the [[University of Oslo|Royal Frederick University]] with a [[cand.philol.]] degree in 1924. She majored in Norwegian and minored in French and history, and also worked part-time as a tutor and keeping accounts at the [[Oslo Commerce School]], where her father was the director.<ref name=nbl/>


Holtsmark became the first female professor in [[Old Norse]] at the University of Oslo.<ref>[http://www.almamatersdotre.no/3548/HoltsmarkAnne Anne Holtsmark] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002131506/http://www.almamatersdotre.no/3548/HoltsmarkAnne |date=October 2, 2011 }}, Alma Maters døtre 1882-1982: Kvinner ansatt i vitenskaplig stilling på Universitetet i Oslo 1900 – 1940.</ref> She worked at the [[University Library of Oslo]] until 1930, except for 1925&ndash;26, when she was a [[docent]] in Norwegian at the [[University of Hamburg]] for a year. In 1931 she was hired as a docent in Norse [[philology]] at the University. She took the [[dr.philos.]] degree in 1936 with the thesis ''En islandsk scholasticus fra det 12. århundre'', and in 1949 was promoted to professor, succeeding [[Magnus Olsen]].<ref name=nbl/>
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She worked at the [[University Library of Oslo]] until 1930, except for the year 1925 to 1926 when she lectured in Norwegian in [[Hamburg]]. She was hired as a [[docent]] in [[Norse language|Norse]] [[philology]] at the University in 1931, took the [[dr.philos.]] degree in 1936 with the thesis ''En islandsk scholasticus fra det 12. århundre'', and was promoted to professor in 1949. She translated ''[[Heimskringla]]'' together with [[Didrik Arup Seip]] (released in two volumes, 1934), and also the ''[[Prose Edda]]'' (released 1950), ''[[Legendary Saga of St. Olaf|Helgisaga Óláfs konungs Haraldssonar]]'' (released 1956), ''[[Sverris saga]]'' (released 1961), ''[[Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar]]'' (released 1964) and the ''[[Orkneyinga saga]]'' (released 1970). She wrote her master's thesis on the ''[[Glymdrápa]]'', and also published on the ''[[Haustlöng]]''.<ref name=nbl/> From 1938 to 1949 she led the project ''Gammelnorsk ordboksverk''.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Anne Holtsmark|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Anne_Holtsmark|language=Norwegian|accessdate=15 April 2010}}</ref> She was a member of the [[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]] from 1941.<ref name=nbl/>


She had to step down in 1960, because of [[multiple sclerosis]] sustained in the 1950s, binding her to the [[wheelchair]]. She was decorated with the [[Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]] (Knight 1st Class) in 1958, and died in May 1974 in Oslo.<ref name=nbl/>
She had to retire in 1960 because of [[multiple sclerosis]], which confined her to a [[wheelchair]] from the 1950s onwards. She died in Oslo in May 1974.<ref name=nbl/>

==Publications==
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Holtsmark published several translations from [[Old Norse]] into Norwegian: ''[[Heimskringla]]'' (with [[Didrik Arup Seip]], two volumes, 1934); the ''[[Prose Edda]]'' (1950); ''[[Legendary Saga of St. Olaf|Helgisaga Óláfs konungs Haraldssonar]]'' (1956); ''[[Sverris saga]]'' (1961), ''[[Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar]]'' (1964); and ''[[Orkneyinga saga]]'' (1970). She wrote her master's thesis on the ''[[Glymdrápa]]'', and also published on the ''[[Haustlöng]]''.<ref name=nbl/> From 1938 to 1949 she led the Old Norse dictionary project ''Gammelnorsk ordboksverk''.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007 |title=Anne Holtsmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |editor=Henriksen, Petter |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Anne_Holtsmark |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205114421/https://snl.no/Anne_Holtsmark |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=15 April 2010 }}</ref>

She published numerous articles, including many contributions to the ''Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder''.<ref name=nbl/> Her book on [[Norse mythology]], ''Norrøn mytologi: Tru og mytar i vikingtida'' (1970) was republished and translated several times.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr97-9170 Holtsmark, Anne 1896-1974], Identities, [[WorldCat]].</ref>

==Honours==
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* Member of the [[Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters]] (from 1941)<ref name=nbl/>
* [[Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]] (Knight 1st Class) (1958)<ref name=nbl/>
* Honorary doctorate from the [[University of Iceland]] (1961)<ref name=nbl/><ref>[http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/70128/archive/demo/?page=2&query=Islands+Universitet "Æresdoktor ved Islands universitet"], ''[[Aftenposten]]'' 13 October 1961, p. 2 {{in lang|no}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 10:02, 13 January 2023

Anne Elisabeth Holtsmark (21 June 1896 – 19 May 1974) was a Norwegian philologist.

Personal life[edit]

She was born in Kristiania, the second of five children of Gabriel Gabrielsen Holtsmark (1867–1954) and Margrete Weisse (1871–1933), and grew up in Kristiania and Ås. She was a maternal granddaughter of Johan Peter Weisse, a paternal granddaughter of Bent Holtsmark, a niece of Bernt and Torger Holtsmark, and a sister of Johan and Karen Holtsmark. She herself never married.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Holtsmark was educated in business schools and worked at the Christiania Sparebank from 1913 to 1915 before taking the examen artium at Kristiania Cathedral School in 1917. In 1927, she graduated from the Royal Frederick University with a cand.philol. degree in 1924. She majored in Norwegian and minored in French and history, and also worked part-time as a tutor and keeping accounts at the Oslo Commerce School, where her father was the director.[1]

Holtsmark became the first female professor in Old Norse at the University of Oslo.[3] She worked at the University Library of Oslo until 1930, except for 1925–26, when she was a docent in Norwegian at the University of Hamburg for a year. In 1931 she was hired as a docent in Norse philology at the University. She took the dr.philos. degree in 1936 with the thesis En islandsk scholasticus fra det 12. århundre, and in 1949 was promoted to professor, succeeding Magnus Olsen.[1]

She had to retire in 1960 because of multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a wheelchair from the 1950s onwards. She died in Oslo in May 1974.[1]

Publications[edit]

Holtsmark published several translations from Old Norse into Norwegian: Heimskringla (with Didrik Arup Seip, two volumes, 1934); the Prose Edda (1950); Helgisaga Óláfs konungs Haraldssonar (1956); Sverris saga (1961), Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar (1964); and Orkneyinga saga (1970). She wrote her master's thesis on the Glymdrápa, and also published on the Haustlöng.[1] From 1938 to 1949 she led the Old Norse dictionary project Gammelnorsk ordboksverk.[4]

She published numerous articles, including many contributions to the Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder.[1] Her book on Norse mythology, Norrøn mytologi: Tru og mytar i vikingtida (1970) was republished and translated several times.[5]

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halvorsen, Eyvind Fjeld. "Anne Holtsmark". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Holtsmark" (in Norwegian). Lier municipality. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  3. ^ Anne Holtsmark Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Alma Maters døtre 1882-1982: Kvinner ansatt i vitenskaplig stilling på Universitetet i Oslo 1900 – 1940.
  4. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Anne Holtsmark". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  5. ^ Holtsmark, Anne 1896-1974, Identities, WorldCat.
  6. ^ "Æresdoktor ved Islands universitet", Aftenposten 13 October 1961, p. 2 (in Norwegian)

External links[edit]

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