About Laurents Hallager
Lived 1777 – 1825 (aged 47). Laurents Hallager was a Norwegian linguist, physician, writer and lexicographer.
Laurents Hallager (12 November 1777 – 2 February 1825) was a Norwegian medical doctor and lexicographer.
Life Hallager had a Danish background but he grew up in Bergen.
He studied in Copenhagen and received his medical degree in 1804. As a student, he compiled a glossary of approximately 6,000 Norwegian words and expressions, titled Norsk Ordsamling (Norwegian Vocabulary). Today, this is considered the first Norwegian dialect dictionary.
Hallager later worked as a doctor in Bergen.
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Who was Laurents Hallager?
Physician and lexicographer
When was Laurents Hallager born?
Laurents Hallager was born on 12 November 1777.
When did Laurents Hallager die?
Laurents Hallager died on 2 February 1825.
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Laurents Hallager was a linguist, physician, writer and lexicographer.
What nationality was Laurents Hallager?
Laurents Hallager was Norwegian.
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