Palle Lauring
Palle Lauring (born October 16, 1909 in Frederiksberg ; † October 3, 1996 ) was a Danish historian and writer who was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize in 1963 for his ten-volume history of Denmark, begun in 1954 .
Life
Palle Lauring, son of a teacher and younger brother of the actor Gunnar Lauring , graduated from Frederiksberg Gymnasium and began studying at the teachers' college in Haderslev in 1927 . He then worked as a history teacher in Copenhagen from 1935 to 1937 .
In the mid-1940s he wrote several historical novels such as Vitellius (1944) and Borger Alexandre (1946). In addition to the historical story Danmarks Håb og Horn (1954), the two youth novels Stendolken (1956) and Ulv i viking (1957) followed, with which he published well-founded accounts of the history of Denmark . He also wrote travel reports and biographies of Danish rulers and other famous Danes. In addition, he dealt with topics such as geology , language, literature and art . Among other things, he translated The History of Art by Ernst Gombrich into Danish ( Kunstens historie , 1954).
For his ten-volume History of Denmark , begun in 1954 , he was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize in 1963.
Palle Lauring also became popular in Denmark through his stories and commentary for Danmarks Radio .
more publishments
His other publications include:
- Denmark i Skåne (1952)
- Bornholm (1957)
- Skete det. Sjælland (1966)
- Nørrejylland (1968)
- Øerne (1974)
- Dansk Vest India, historien og øerne (1978)
- Dronninger and other kvinder i Danmarkshistorien (1981)
- To verdner - Erindringer 1909-30 ( autobiography , ISBN 978-87-01-50662-5 , 1990)
- Danmarks konger ( ISBN 978-87-14-29042-9 , 2nd edition 1990)
- Brydningstid - Erindringer 1930-46 (autobiography, ISBN 978-87-00-53413-1 , 1993)
- Hvad should vi media histories? - the above other essays ( ISBN 978-87-7801-435-1 , 1995)
- Bryggerne Jacobsen ( ISBN 978-87-14-29356-7 , 1996)
- Danmarkshistoriens her skete det ( ISBN 978-87-604-0274-6 , 1997)
- Danske konger og dronninger ( ISBN 978-87-14-29483-0 , 1998)
- Historiske portrætter ( ISBN 978-87-11-13004-9 , 2nd edition 1998)
- Elisabeth af Danmark - Dronningen og Dyveke ( ISBN 978-87-11-22015-3 , 3rd edition 2003)
- Danske konger og dronninger ( ISBN 978-87-11-22285-0 , 2005)
- Dansk renæssance - (1536-1588) ( ISBN 978-87-11-22744-2 , 2nd edition 2006)
- in German language
- Jürgen and the golden branch. A doctor novel , original title Den gyldne Gren , Heide 1954
- Ulf der Wiking , original title Ulv i viking , Stuttgart 1959
- History of Denmark , Neumünster 1964
Web links
- Literature by and about Palle Lauring in the catalog of the German National Library
- Palle Lauring in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography (Den Store Danske)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lauring, Palle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish historian and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frederiksberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1996 |