Vetle Vislie

Vetle Vislie (21 September 1858 – 7 February 1933) was a Norwegian educationalist and writer.

He was born in Skafså as a son of farmer Gjermund Vetleson Vislie (1825–1903) and Anne Larsdotter Mandt (1818–1904).[1] He made his debut as a playwright in 1899, with Utan hovding, and wrote Fru Gerda in 1890. His novels include Heldøla (1895), Solvending (1897), Trollringar (1903), Malm (1906), Lukkespel (1911) and Det nye riket (1913). He was also the rector of the Teachers' Colleges in Kristiansand, from 1908, and Hamar, from 1914.[2] He was a member of Hamar city council for the Temperance Party.[3]

He was the father of lawyer Jon Vislie.[4]

References

1. Aanderaa, Dag. "Vetle Vislie". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Vetle Vislie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
3. "Valget i Hamar". Demokraten (in Norwegian). 14 December 1916. p. 1.
4. Ording, Arne; Johnson, Gudrun; Garder, Johan (1951). Våre falne 1939-1945 (in Norwegian). 4. Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 489.

Academic offices
Preceded by Fredrik Marstrander	Rector of Kristiansand Teacher's College 1908–1914	Succeeded by Baste Midtgaard