Gerhard Gran

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Gerhard Gran

Gerhard von der Lippe Gran (born December 9, 1856 in Bergen , † April 7, 1925 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian literary historian , professor at the University of Oslo and editor of two magazines. He was considered a prominent figure in Norwegian cultural life at the turn of the century.

Life

Gran's family came from the upper class. His father, Christen Knagenhjelm Gran , was a merchant, shipowner and politician as well as Vice Consul of the Kingdom of Hanover .

Gran attended the Bergen Cathedral School and then studied philology at Kristiania University (now Oslo). He graduated in 1881 and then became a teacher in his hometown of Bergen. among others at the cathedral school. He developed a reputation as an excellent educator. In 1890 he founded the magazine Samtiden in Bergen . After co-founder Jørgen Brunchorst withdrew, Gran was the sole editor of the cultural magazine from 1892, which was published by John Grieg until 1899 .

From 1900 to 1919 Gran was professor of Nordic literature at Kristiania University. In Aschehoug he found a local publisher for his magazine Samtiden . For William Martin Nygaard , the director of the publishing, Gran has also become an important advisor. Nygaard also supported him when he founded the literary journal Edda in 1914 . Gran remained editor of both magazines until his death.

Gran wrote about Norwegian and foreign writers, including Henrik Ibsen , Charles Dickens and Alexander Lange Kielland . From 1906 he published the series Småskrifter fra Det litteraturhistoriske seminar . His main work is his biography on Jean Jacques Rousseau , which appeared in two volumes in 1910 and 1911.

In 1905 Gran was awarded the Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Saint Olav . He was also an officer in the Legion of Honor .

Works

  • Henrik Ibsen. Festskrift i anleding af hans 70de fødelsdag . Grieg, Bergen & Gernandt, Stockholm 1898.
  • Det Kongelige Fredriks Universitet 1811-1911. Festival script. Aschehoug, Kristiania 1911.
  • Religios uro, streiflys . Aschehoug, Kristiania 1912.
  • Mennesker i litteraturens, kunstens, politikens og videnskabens tjeneste .
    • Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson . Det Schønbergske Forl. København 1916.
  • Norsk aandsliv i hundrede aar. Spredte traek . 2 volumes. Aschehoug, Kristiania 1916/1917.
  • Henrik Ibsen. Liv og verker . Aschehoug, Kristiania 1918.
    • Henrik Ibsen. The man and his work . Translated from the Norwegian by Gustav Morgenstern . Brockhaus, Leipzig 1928.
  • Fremmed aandsliv . schehoug, Kristiania 1920.
  • Alexander L. Kielland og hans velvet . Dreyer, Stavanger 1922.

literature

  • Festskrift i anledning af hans 70de fødelsdag udgivet af "Samtiden" redigerel af Gerhard Gran . John Griegs, Bergen 1898.
  • To Gerhard Gran. December 9, 1916 from venner og elever . Aschehoug, Kristiania 1916.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Sigurd Aa. Aanes: Gerhard Gran in the Norsk biografisk leksikon
  2. ↑ Consul Christen Knagenhjelm Gran in WM Schjeldrup: Bergens børs og dens mænd 1813–1913 . Grieg, Bergen 1913
  3. ↑ a b c d e Gerhard von der Lippe Gran in Alf G. Andersen and Hans-Erik Hansen: 500 som preget Norge . Damm / Millennium, Oslo 1999
  4. ↑ Gran, Gerhard von der Lippe in Asbjørn Isaksen and Fredrik B. Wallem (eds.): Norges universitet, professor, docenter, amanuenser, scholarship holder, including øvrige lærere og tjenestemænd . Gyldendal, Kristiania 1911
  5. ↑ Horst Bien: Gran, Gerhard in ders. (Ed.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures . Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig 1978
personal data
SURNAME Gran, Gerhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gran, Gerhard von der Lippe (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian literary historian
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Bergen , Norway
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1925
Place of death Oslo , Norway