Marit Anne Hauan

Marit Anne Hauan
Born	1955 (age 69–70)
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	Folklorist
Occupation	Museum leader
Employer	Tromsø University Museum
Awards	Brage Prize (1994)

Marit Anne Hauan (born 1955) is a Norwegian folklorist, museum leader and non-fiction writer.

Life and career

Hauan was assigned to the Tromsø Museum from 1985, and was director of the museum from 2005 to 2017. ^{[1] [2]} She later assumed a scientific position at Polarmuseet, a branch if Tromsø Museum and part of The Arctic University of Norway. Her research included subjects such as folklore, hunting and cultural identity. ^[1]

She was awarded the Brage Prize for non-fiction in 1994, for the two-volume work Nordnorsk kulturhistorie jointly with Einar-Arne Drivenes  [ no ] and Helge A. Wold. ^[3] She issued Polare maskuliniteter. Fra oppdagelsen av Svalbard til heltetidas siste time in 2021. ^[4]

She is of Sami descent. ^[5]

References

1. Haugen, Morten O. "Marit Anne Hauan". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
2. "Hauan, Marit Anne". uit.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
3. Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Brageprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
4. "Marit Anne Hauan". Forfatterkatalogen (in Norwegian). Norsk Forfattersentrum. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
5. "Én hendelse gjorde at Marit Anne i dag er same". iTromsø (in Norwegian). 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2025.