Lars Hætta
Norwegian Sámi linguist, translator, writer
About Lars Hætta
Lived 1834 – 1896 (aged 62). Lars Hætta was a Norwegian linguist, translator, bible translator and sculptor.
Lars Hætta (; 21 January 1834 – 17 February 1896) was a Norwegian Sami reindeer herder, prisoner, wood carver and Bible translator. Following the Sami revolt in Guovdageaidnu in 1852 he received a death sentence, which was commuted to life imprisonment.
Personal life Hætta was born in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark, the son of Jacob Mathisen Hætta and Berit Aslaksdatter Sara. He was the brother of Aslak Hætta, and married Berit Hansdatter Gaup in 1868.
Later life While imprisoned at the Akershus Prison, Hætta started translating the Bible into the Northern Sami language, in cooperation with professor Jens Andreas Friis.
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Norwegian Sámi linguist, translator, writer (1834–1896)
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Lars Hætta was born on 21 January 1834.
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Lars Hætta died on 17 February 1896.
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Lars Hætta was a linguist, translator, bible translator and sculptor.
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Lars Hætta was Norwegian.
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