Aagot Benterud
Norwegian literary historian and literary critic
About Aagot Benterud
Lived 1901 – 1975 (aged 73–74). Aagot Benterud was a Norwegian literary historian and literary critic.
Aagot Benterud (; 1901–1975) was a Norwegian literary historian and literary critic. She was born in Tønsberg, Norway. Benterud published ('Henrik Wergeland's religious development', 1943), ('Camilla Collett. A destiny and a life's work', 1947), and ('Women's fight for human rights', 1954).
She was a member of the working committee that led to the founding of the in 1956, an ecumenical movement intended to foster dialog between different faith and cultural backgrounds. Benterud was a literary critic for the newspaper Vårt Land.
She died in Tønsberg in 1975.
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Who was Aagot Benterud?
Norwegian literary historian and literary critic (1901-1975)
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Aagot Benterud was born in 1901 in Tønsberg.
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Aagot Benterud died in 1975.
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Aagot Benterud was a literary historian and literary critic.
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Aagot Benterud was Norwegian.
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