Jens Braage Halvorsen

Jens Braage Halvorsen (7 March 1845 – 22 February 1900) was a Norwegian librarian, magazine editor and literary historian.[1]

Jens Braage Halvorsen
on the 19 July 1879. Pen drawing by Wilhelm von Hanno
Born	(1845-03-07)7 March 1845 Bergen, Norway
Died	22 February 1900(1900-02-22) (aged 54)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	librarian, magazine editor and literary historian
Awards	Order of St. Olav

Halvorsen was born in Bergen, Norway. In 1866, he relocated to Christiania (now Oslo). He edited the magazine Ny Illustreret Tidende from 1880 to 1883. He is particularly known for his principal work, the encyclopedia of Norwegian writers, Norsk forfatterlexikon, which was issued from 1881 until his death. The encyclopedia was finished in 1908 by Halvdan Koht. Halvorsen was Norwegian editor for the first edition of the encyclopedia Salmonsens Konversations-Lexikon.[2]

He was decorated Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1896.[3]

References

1. Knut L. Espelid. "Jens Braage Halvorsens boksamling". Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
2. Torp, Olaf Chr. "Jens Braage Halvorsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
3. "Jens Braage Halvorsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 October 2010.