Hallvard Sandnes

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Hallvard Sandnes
Born(1893-03-27)27 March 1893
Died25 July 1968(1968-07-25) (aged 75)
Stavanger, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)School teacher, writer

Hallvard Sandnes (27 March 1893 – 25 July 1968) was a Norwegian schoolteacher and writer. [1]

He was born in the village of Sandnes in Aust-Agder, Norway. He studied education at Voss Folk High School (Voss Folkehøgskule) and at Kristiansand Teacher Training College (Kristiansand lærerskole) with Vetle Vislie (1858–1933) as an instructor. From 1915 he was a teacher at Høydal in Volda. From 1919, he taught in Stavanger, including from 1921 to 1960 at Kvalberg School in Hetland. During the last ten years, he served as principal. [2]

Sandnes made his literary debut in 1913. Among his books are Fjellkongen from 1924, Skjoldmøyane from 1926, and Norigards-Ram'n from 1928. In the 1940s, he created the science fiction comics series Ingeniør Knut Berg, along with Jostein Øvrelid (1910-1983). [3] [4] [5]

He was awarded the Melsom Prize (Melsom-prisen) in 1925. Sandnes died during 1968 and was buried in the cemetery at Hinna Church in Stavanger. [1] [6]

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