About Erik Krag
Lived 1902 – 1987 (aged 85). Erik Krag was a Norwegian linguist, professor, literary historian, translator and philologist.
Erik Krag (13 January 1902 – 13 May 1987) was a Norwegian literary historian, translator, novelist and playwright. He was born in Copenhagen, a son of novelist Thomas Krag and poet Iben Nielsen. Krag is known as the founder of Slavic literary history as academic discipline in Norway. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1946 to 1969. His monography Dostojevskij from 1962 was translated into English in 1976, and he has also published works on Leo Tolstoi and on Russian theatre.
Selected works Ottar Wreike (1922) Leo Tolstoj (1937) En liten manns bryllup (1952) Dostojevskij (1962) Den barnløse (1966)
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Who was Erik Krag?
Norwegian writer (1902–1987)
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Erik Krag was born on 13 January 1902 in Copenhagen.
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Erik Krag died on 13 May 1987.
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Erik Krag was a linguist, professor, literary historian, translator and philologist.
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Erik Krag was Norwegian.
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