Cathrinus Bang

Cathrinus Dorotheus Olivius Bang (1822 – 1898) was a Norwegian literary historian. He was born in Drammen, and unmarried adoptive father of physician and feminist Dagny Bang. He was appointed professor of Scandinavian literature at the University of Oslo from 1869. Bang was the first holder of this chair, and was succeeded by Gerhard Gran.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Helle, Knut, ed. "Cathrinus Bang" (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Cathrinus_Bang/utdypning. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
^ "Cathrinus Dorotheus Olivius Bang" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Cathrinus_Dorotheus_Olivius_Bang. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

Persondata
Name	Bang, Cathrinus
Alternative names
Short description	Literary historian
Date of birth	1822
Place of birth	Drammen, Norway
Date of death	1898
Place of death