About Erik Hansen
Lived 1931 – 2017 (aged 85). Erik Hansen was a Danish university teacher, linguist and grammarian.
Erik Hansen (18 September 1931 – 2 September 2017) was a Danish linguist.
He was a professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1975 to 2000 and chaired the Danish Language Council from 1985 to 2002. He was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1998.
His books include Reklamesprog (1965), Sprogiagttagelse (1967), Ping- og pampersprog (1971), Skrift, Stavning og Retstavning (1981), Rigtigt dansk (1988) and Grammatik over det danske sprog (2011, with Lars Heltoft). In 2001 the Festschrift Sproglige åbninger was issued in his honor, and a collection of his texts were published as Glæden ved grammatik.
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Who was Erik Hansen?
Danish linguist
When was Erik Hansen born?
Erik Hansen was born on 18 September 1931.
When did Erik Hansen die?
Erik Hansen died on 2 September 2017.
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Erik Hansen was a university teacher, linguist and grammarian.
What nationality was Erik Hansen?
Erik Hansen was Danish.
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