Ivar Aasen
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'Ivar Andreas Aasen (Aug. 5, 1813, Sunnmøre - Sept. 23, 1896, Kristiana) was a Norwegian language scholar and publisher of Det norske folkesprog grammatik ("Grammar of the Norwegian Dialects", 1848) and Ordbog over det norske folkesprog ("Dictionary of the Norwegian Dialects", 1850), two documents which enabled his creation of Landsmål.[1]
Life
Aasen was born in a Norway of many dialects and a predominance of Dano-Norwegian.[2] He learned ten languages in order to and was awarded a gold medal by Karl IV for his compilation of the Norwegian dialects into a single language. He also published books, pamphlets, and plays in order to offer Norway a literary future.[3]
References
- ↑ "Aasen, Ivar (Andreas)". The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed, Vol. 1.
- ↑ http://hyllanderiksen.net/Aasen.html
- ↑ http://www.aasentunet.no/iaa/en/ivar_aasen/