Sigmund Moren

Sigmund Moren (27 November 1913 – 4 February 1996) was a Norwegian philologist, encyclopedist, literary critic, theatre critic and children's writer. [1]

He grew up at Trysil in Hedmark and was educated at the University of Oslo. His father was writer Sven Moren and he was a brother of Halldis Moren Vesaas. He worked for Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and later as rector of the high school in Elverum. He was also a critic for the newspaper, Østlendingen. Among his children's books were Dimmi får venner from 1952, and Nattegjester på Jonsvangen from 1957.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sigmund Moren". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Hagen, Andreas. "Sigmund Moren". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. ↑ Øyvind Breivik Pettersen. "Østlendingen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2017.


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