Hans Kristian Eriksen

Hans Kristian Eriksen (2 April 1933 8 June 2014) was a Norwegian non-fiction writer, magazine editor, novelist and short story writer.

Eriksen was born in Kiberg. He worked as schoolteacher and principal in Senja from 1954 to 1978, when he became a full-time writer and editor, from 1992 as a government scholar. Among his early books are Der laks leker og fugl flyr from 1970, Sangsvanedalen from 1971, Gamle Tranøy from 1972, and Vandrere i grenseland from 1973. He wrote several historical books on the Second World War, including Partisaner i Finnmark from 1969, Partisanenes død from 1972, and Barnet og krigen from 1983. He edited the annual Årbok for Senja from 1972 to 1992, and the magazine Nordnorsk Magasin from 1978 to 1999. He edited the three-volume series Nordnorsk dikting (19841989). He was elected to the County council of Troms for the periods 19751979 and 19921995. He received the cultural prize from the county municipality of Troms in 1979, and the cultural prize from the city of Tromsø in 1980. In 1996 he was awarded the King's Medal of Merit.[1][2]

References

  1. Knutsen, Nils Magne. "Hans Kr Eriksen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Hans Kristian Eriksen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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