Olaf Skavlan

Olaf Skavlan
Olaf Skavlan. Engraving by an unknown artist in the Skilling-Magazin, 1 August 1891.

Olaf Skavlan (25 January 1838 – 30 May 1891) was a Norwegian literary historian and playwright.

Personal life

He was born as Ole Skavlan in Stranda as a son of vicar and politician Aage Schavland (1806–1876) and his wife Gerhardine Pauline Bergh (1817–1884). He was a brother of Sigvald Skavlan, Einar Skavlan, Sr., Aage Skavlan and Harald Skavlan.[1]

In August 1879 in Stavanger he married Dagmar Kielland (1855–1931). Through this marriage he was a son-in-law of Jens Zetlitz Kielland, a brother-in-law of Ludvig Daae, Elling Holst, Kitty Lange Kielland, Alexander Kielland,[1] Jacob Kielland and Tycho Kielland.[citation needed] He was the father of Einar Skavlan, father-in-law of Arnstein Arneberg and grandfather of Merete Skavlan.[1]

Career

He debuted as a fiction writer as a student. In 1871 he took the doctorate on the thesis Holberg som Komedieforfatter, about Ludvig Holberg as a comedy writer. In the periodical Nyt norsk Tidsskrift he published a study of Henrik Wergeland's work Skabelsen, Mennesket og Messias.[2] This contributed to an understanding of Wergeland as a liberal political figure, not following the politically conservative tradition that branded Wergelenad as an apolitical wordsmith.[3] Skavlan was appointed as a professor at the Royal Frederick University in 1877. He also co-founded and edited the satirical magazine Vikingen, and published the periodical Nyt tidsskrift, between 1882 and 1887 and together with Ernst Sars.[2]

Skavlan died in May 1891 in Kristiania.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Aarnes, Sigurd Aa.. "Oluf Skavlan". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Olaf_Skavlan/utdypning. Retrieved 14 May 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Olaf Skavlan" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Olaf_Skavlan. Retrieved 14 May 2009. 
  3. ^ Aarnes, Sigurd Aa (1990). "Wergeland-kultusen som nasjonsbyggende faktor" (in Norwegian). Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (2): 148–149. 

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