Hans Jonas Henriksen
Northern Saami newspaper editor from Norway
About Hans Jonas Henriksen
Lived 1903 – 1977 (aged 73). Hans Jonas Henriksen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and translator.
Hans Jonas Henriksen (; 28 October 1903 – 4 September 1977) was a Saami proponent for Sami culture and language. He was born in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county. From 1953 he chaired Samisk Råd for Finnmark, and from 1964 to 1971 he chaired the council Norsk Sameråd. He contributed to the five volume Lapp Dictionary (1932–1962; main editor Konrad Nielsen), and translated several books into Northern Sami. He edited the Northern Sami newspaper Ságat for several years. He received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award in 1974.
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Northern Saami newspaper editor from Norway (1903–1977)
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Hans Jonas Henriksen was born on 28 October 1903 in Båteng.
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Hans Jonas Henriksen died on 4 September 1977 in Oslo.
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Hans Jonas Henriksen was a newspaper editor and translator.
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Hans Jonas Henriksen was Norwegian.
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