Thorleif Dahl

Thorleif Brandtmann Dahl (17 March 1891 – 5 September 1967) was a Norwegian advertising executive, publisher, and philologist. [1]

For the Norwegian jurist, see Thorleif Dahl (jurist).

Thorleif Dahl
Born(1891-03-17)17 March 1891
Oslo, Norway
Died5 September 1967(1967-09-05) (aged 76)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Occupation(s)Philologist and businessman

Biography

He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. After graduating with a degree in art in 1909, Dahl began to study philology. His master's thesis was from 1919. After the cand.philol. exam, Thorleif Dahl first joined the foreign service. After the death of his brother Georg Sverdrup Dahl in 1922, he took over the profitable advertising agency which had been established by his brother. In addition to running a business, he was secretary of the Oslo Folkeakademi for 25 years. He was chief editor of the series Aschehougs verdenshistorie, published from 1953 to 1958, and of the series Vårt folks historie, published from 1961 to 1964.[2]

Dahl is remembered for his generous donations to cultural purposes, in particular the funding of the foundation Thorleif Dahls Kulturbibliotek. The core area of the foundation has been to translate Old Norse literature and classic works from antiquity and the Middle Ages into Norwegian language. The Norwegian Academy Prize in memory of Thorleif Dahl is awarded annually by the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. [3] [4] [5]

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Thorleif Brandtmann Dahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. Aarnes, Asbjørn. "Thorleif Dahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. "Thorleif Brandtmann Dahl (1891 – 1967)". Thorleif Dahls Kulturbibliote. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "Det Norske Akademi for Språk og Litteratur". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. "Thorleif Dahls Kulturbibliotek". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 November 2020.


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