Haagen Ringnes Explained

Haagen Ringnes
Birth Date:10 August 1928
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Television journalist and non-fiction writer
Relatives:Ellef Ringnes (grandfather)

Haagen Ringnes (10 August 1928  - 23 April 2008) was a Norwegian television journalist and non-fiction writer.

Personal life

Ringnes was born in Oslo to pianist Inge Rolf Ringnes and Anne Johanne Prior Bergh. He was a grandson of brewer Ellef Ringnes. In 1960 he married social worker Betty Frisak.

Career

He worked for the news agency Associated Press from 1956 to 1959, was a radio reporter for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1959, and worked with television from 1962. He received the award Humanistprisen in 1995. Among his books are Tanker om tvil og tro from 1969, I skyggen av solkorset from 1981, and Samtaler med dronningen from 1997.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Haagen Ringnes . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 10 July 2010 .
  2. Encyclopedia: Haagen Ringnes . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Hans Fredrik . Dahl . Hans Fredrik Dahl . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian. 10 July 2010.