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August Lange

1907 – 1970

Norwegian writer

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Lived 1907 – 1970 (aged 63). August Lange was a Norwegian writer and teacher.

Christian August Manthey Lange (28 April 1907 – 6 August 1970) was a Norwegian educator, non-fiction writer and cultural attaché.

Personal life Lange was born in Kristiania, the son of politician and Nobel Laureate Christian Lous Lange (1869–1938) and his wife Bertha Manthey (1867–1947). He was a brother of politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs Halvard Lange, and of Parliament of Norway member Carl Viggo Manthey Lange. He spent part of his childhood in Brussels, where his father had a position as secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He issued the book 3 fra Sachsenhausen in 1945, together with Carl Johan Frederik Jakhelln and Olav Larssen, where he wrote the article "Ved livets grense" about Norwegian prisoners in Sachsenhausen.

Post war Lange was cultural attaché at the Norwegian embassy in Moscow from 1946 to 1948. From 1948 he worked as a teacher at Oslo offentlige lærerskole, and from 1953 he was head of Hamar lærerskole. He headed Statens lærerskoleklasser i Oslo from 1958. From 1962 he lectured at the University of Oslo. He died in 1970, by drowning in the lake Bogstadvannet in Oslo.

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University of Oslo
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University of Oslo
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Christian August Manthey Lange

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Christian Lous Lange

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Frequently asked questions

Who was August Lange?

Norwegian writer (1907-1970)

When was August Lange born?

August Lange was born on 28 April 1907 in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.

When did August Lange die?

August Lange died on 6 August 1970 in Oslo Municipality.

What was August Lange's occupation?

August Lange was a writer and teacher.

What nationality was August Lange?

August Lange was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: August Lange

· Wikidata: Q4820760

· DBpedia: August Lange

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