Johannes Gjerdåker

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Johannes Gjerdåker
Born(1936-02-15)15 February 1936
Voss, Norway
Died27 April 2020(2020-04-27) (aged 84)
Alma mater University of Oslo
Occupation(s)Local historian
Non-fiction writer
Poet
Translator
Awards Bastian Prize
Melsom Prize
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature

Johannes Gjerdåker (15 February 1936 – 27 April 2020) was a Norwegian local historian, poet, translator, non-fiction writer and publisher.

Gjerdåker was born in Voss, and studied history and language at the University of Oslo. He made his literary debut in 1978 with the poetry collection Skot på gamal stuv. He wrote several works on local history of Voss and Hordaland. In 1992 he was awarded the cultural prize from the municipality of Voss. He received the Bastian Prize in 1997 and the Melsom Prize in 1999, both for translation of works by Robert Burns into Nynorsk. In 2005 he received the Critics Prize for the year's best work of translation, for translation of works by Horace. [1] He died in April 2020. [2]

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References

  1. Myklebust, Eivind. "Johannes Gjerdåker". In Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Johannes Gjerdåker er død" (in Norwegian). Nynorsk Pressekontor. 28 April 2020.