Sonja Hagemann | |
Birth Date: | 6 September 1898 |
Birth Place: | Kristiania, Norway |
Occupation: | literary historian |
Children: | Fredrik Hagemann |
Awards: | Arts Council Norway Honorary Award |
Sonja Hagemann (6 September 1898 - 17 October 1983) was a Norwegian literary historian and literary critic, especially of children's literature. She is primarily known for the monumental Barnelitteratur i Norge (Norwegian Children's Literature I:1965; II:1970; III:1973).[1]
She was raised in Christiania (now Oslo) Norway. She graduated with a degree in economics at the University of Oslo (1919).[2] She first worked in government service. She worked at Dagbladet as a critic of children's literature (1946-1971).She received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award (Norsk kulturråds ærespris) in 1980.[3] [4] She represented the Liberal Party in Oslo school board.[5] She was a parliamentary ballot candidate from the constituency of Oslo in 1965.
She was married to Otto Holmboe Hagemann (1891–1961) in 1925 and was the mother of geologist Fredrik Hagemann.[6]