Bengt Holbek
Bengt Knud Holbek (born April 1, 1933 in Copenhagen ; † August 27, 1992 there ) was a Danish folklorist .
Career
In 1962, after studying Danish and Latin philology and folklore at the University of Copenhagen, Holbek did his Magister Artium . In the following years he worked as an archivist at the Dansk Folkemindesamling there, until in 1970 he became a lecturer at the Institute for Folkemindevidenskab (since 1988 Institute for Folklore Studies ) at Copenhagen University. In 1987 he completed his habilitation with the thesis Interpretation of Fairy Tales .
After publishing his dissertation (postdoctoral thesis in Denmark) he became co-editor of the Folklore Fellows' Communications and remained so until the end.
Publications
- Interpretation of fairy tales. Danish folklore in a European perspective. Helsinki 1987 (Folklore Fellows' communications; 239).
- On the comparative method in folklore research. Turku 1992 (Nordisk Institut for Folkedigtning: NIF papers; 3).
- Tendencies on modern folk narrative research. Turku 1992 (Nordisk Institut for Folkedigtning: NIF papers; 04).
literature
- Otto Holzapfel : Holbek, Bengt Knud. In: Enzyklopadie des Märchen Vol. 6. (1990), Col. 1173-1175.
Web links
- Obituary from March 1993 (in English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holbek, Bengt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holbek, Bengt Knud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish folklorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1992 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |