Johan Storm

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Johan Fredrik Breda Storm (24 November 1836 – 1920) was a Norwegian linguist.

He was born in Lom, but grew up in Rendalen, Lardal and after his father's 1850 death in Christiania. He was a brother of historian Gustav Storm.^[1]

He was a professor of English and Roman philology at the University of Christiania for almost four decades, from 1873 to 1912. His work Norsk Retskrivning in two volumes (1904 and 1906) was a contribution to the language disputes in Norway.^[1]^[2]

Storm was decorated Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1904.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vinje, Finn-Erik. "Johan Storm". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
↑ "Johan Storm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

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Name	Storm, Johan
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Short description	Norwegian linguist
Date of birth	24 November 1836
Place of birth
Date of death	1920
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