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'''Hjalmar Christensen''' (5 May 1869 – 29 December 1925) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] writer. In February and March 1890 he was romantically attached to [[Dagny Juel]].
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| caption = Christensen in 1919
| birth_place = [[Sunnfjord]], [[Sogn og Fjordane]], [[Norway]]
| alma_mater = [[Royal Frederick University]]
| relatives = [[Ingolf Elster Christensen]] (brother)
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'''Hjalmar Christensen''' (5 May 1869 &ndash; 29 December 1925) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] writer and a prominent literary critic.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.northseatrail.org/show_single_article.php?article_id=219&lang=be
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|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 2015-06-22
|title= Hjalmar Christensen, culture critic and author from Førde |publisher= .northseatrail.org|author= Finn Borgen Førsund |date= 2001
|access-date= January 1, 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
Christensen was born at [[Sunnfjord]] in [[Sogn og Fjordane]], Norway. He was raised on a farm in the community of [[Førde]]. He was the son of Michael Sundt Tuchsen Christensen (1827–95) and Frederikke Sophie Elster (1838–1927). His brother [[Ingolf Elster Christensen]] served as a government official and a member of the [[Storting]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Ingolf_Elster_Christensen|title=Ingolf Elster Christensen|publisher= Store norske leksikon|author= Knut Dørum|access-date= May 1, 2017}}</ref>

He attended [[Bergen Cathedral School]]. He studied law and received a [[Law degree|legal degree]] at the [[Royal Frederick University]] (now [[University of Oslo]]) in 1892. From 1893 to 1898, Christensen was an instructor at the [[Christiania Theater]] and lectured for several years at the [[Bergen Museum]]. In 1898, the post as professor of literary history at the Royal Frederick University had become vacant. Christensen applied for the post which went to [[Gerhard Gran]]. He subsequently studied classical philology and history and in 1902 was awarded his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Dr. philos]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://nbl.snl.no/Gerhard_Gran|title= Gerhard Gran|publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon|author=Sigurd Aa. Aarnes |access-date= January 1, 2018}}</ref>

Christensen wrote a number of articles in magazines, weeklies, and newspapers. He also wrote thirty-two books, many featuring communities in Sunnfjord. Christensen published a number of novels with cultural history content. His most noted book ''Fogedgården, Af en bygds historie'' (1911) featured a culture description of life in Førde.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://beistunxiou.firebaseapp.com/18/Fogedgaarden-AF-En-Bygds-Historie.pdf|title= Fogedgaarden|publisher= beistunxiou.firebaseapp.com |access-date= January 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://nbl.snl.no/Hjalmar_Christensen |title= Hjalmar Christensen|publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon
|author= Roar Eide|access-date= January 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://snl.no/Hjalmar_Christensen|title= Hjalmar Christensen|publisher= Store norske leksikon
|author= Erik Bjerck Hagen|access-date= January 1, 2018}}</ref>

==Selected works==
*''Det retfærdige spil'' (1900)
*''Vort litterære liv'' (1902)
*''Danske digtere i nutiden'' (1904)
*''Unge aa'' (1905)
*''Et liv'' (1909)
*''Fogedgården'' (1911)
*''Brødrene'' (1911)
*''Den gamle bygd'' (1913)
*''Din egen herre'' (1913)
*''Den nye bygd'' (1914)
*''Far og søn'' (1915)
*''Den hvide races selvmord'' (1916)
*''Tuntræet'' (1917)
*''Dæmring'' (1918)
*''Professor Marga'' (1920)
*''Klostret paa Undrum'' (1924)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Other sources==
*{{cite book|author1=Downs|author2=Downs, Brian Westerdale Downs|title=Modern Norwegian Literature 1860 1918|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8YpG5o7cSeoC&pg=PA249|date=January 1966|publisher=(Cambridge University Press)|isbn=978-0-521-04854-5|pages=249–}}
*Jorgenson, Theodore (1939) [https://books.google.com/books?id=jmBQD2oYjvgC&pg=PA428 ''History of Norwegian Literature''] (Haskell House Publishing) {{ISBN|978-0838311677}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.nb.no/nbsok/search?action=search&mediatype=bøker&format=Digitalt%20tilgjengelig&searchString=creator:%22christensen,hjalmar%22 Digitized books by Christensen] in the [[National Library of Norway]]
*[http://www.nb.no/nbsok/search?action=search&mediatype=bøker&format=Digitalt%20tilgjengelig&searchString=creator:%22christensen,hjalmar%22 Digitized books by Christensen] in the [[National Library of Norway]]
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 17 March 2023

Hjalmar Christensen
Christensen in 1919
Christensen in 1919
Born(1869-05-05)5 May 1869
Sunnfjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Died29 December 1925(1925-12-29) (aged 56)
Alma materRoyal Frederick University
RelativesIngolf Elster Christensen (brother)

Hjalmar Christensen (5 May 1869 – 29 December 1925) was a Norwegian writer and a prominent literary critic.[1]

Biography[edit]

Christensen was born at Sunnfjord in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was raised on a farm in the community of Førde. He was the son of Michael Sundt Tuchsen Christensen (1827–95) and Frederikke Sophie Elster (1838–1927). His brother Ingolf Elster Christensen served as a government official and a member of the Storting.[2]

He attended Bergen Cathedral School. He studied law and received a legal degree at the Royal Frederick University (now University of Oslo) in 1892. From 1893 to 1898, Christensen was an instructor at the Christiania Theater and lectured for several years at the Bergen Museum. In 1898, the post as professor of literary history at the Royal Frederick University had become vacant. Christensen applied for the post which went to Gerhard Gran. He subsequently studied classical philology and history and in 1902 was awarded his Dr. philos.[3]

Christensen wrote a number of articles in magazines, weeklies, and newspapers. He also wrote thirty-two books, many featuring communities in Sunnfjord. Christensen published a number of novels with cultural history content. His most noted book Fogedgården, Af en bygds historie (1911) featured a culture description of life in Førde.[4][5][6]

Selected works[edit]

  • Det retfærdige spil (1900)
  • Vort litterære liv (1902)
  • Danske digtere i nutiden (1904)
  • Unge aa (1905)
  • Et liv (1909)
  • Fogedgården (1911)
  • Brødrene (1911)
  • Den gamle bygd (1913)
  • Din egen herre (1913)
  • Den nye bygd (1914)
  • Far og søn (1915)
  • Den hvide races selvmord (1916)
  • Tuntræet (1917)
  • Dæmring (1918)
  • Professor Marga (1920)
  • Klostret paa Undrum (1924)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Finn Borgen Førsund (2001). "Hjalmar Christensen, culture critic and author from Førde". .northseatrail.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Knut Dørum. "Ingolf Elster Christensen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Sigurd Aa. Aarnes. "Gerhard Gran". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Fogedgaarden" (PDF). beistunxiou.firebaseapp.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Roar Eide. "Hjalmar Christensen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Erik Bjerck Hagen. "Hjalmar Christensen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

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