Kristian Elster
Norwegian literary historian, jurist and author
About Kristian Elster
Lived 1881 – 1947 (aged 66). Kristian Elster was a Norwegian literary historian, jurist, writer, literary critic, lawyer and huissier de justice.
Kristian Elster (17 March 1881 – 6 November 1947) was a Norwegian novelist, literary historian, theatre critic, and biographer.
Biography Kristian Elster was born in Trondheim, Norway on 17 March 1881 as the son of the author Kristian Elster (1841–1881) and Sanna Fasting (1845–1926). In 1888, he moved with his mother to Kristiania. He married Ragnhild Poulsen in 1920, and was the father of Torolf Elster.
In 1941, he was awarded the literature prize Gyldendal's Endowment (Gyldendals legat for norsk litteratur).
Selected works Fjeldets fange; digte (1916) Fra tid til anden (1920) Den ensomme ø; en fortaelling om tre gutter (1921)
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Norwegian literary historian, jurist and author (1881–1947)
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Kristian Elster was born on 17 March 1881 in Trondheim.
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Kristian Elster died on 6 November 1947 in Oslo.
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Kristian Elster was a literary historian, jurist, writer, literary critic, lawyer and huissier de justice.
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Kristian Elster was Norwegian.
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· DBpedia: Kristian Elster (born 1881)
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