Knut Hauge (writer)

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Knut Hauge (31 May 1911 – 13 April 1999) was a Norwegian writer.

He was born in Vestre Slidre, and worked as a farmer in addition to writing novels, children's books and plays. He also chaired Noregs Ungdomslag from 1955 to 1959. His first novel was Krossen under Torfinnshø in 1948, and his last novel was Prolog til ei svunnen tid in 1989.^[1] He won the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment in 1967, the Aschehoug Prize in 1977 and the Dobloug Prize in 1986.

References

↑ "Knut Hauge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Vegard Sletten	Chairman of Noregs Ungdomslag 1955–1959	Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Torborg Nedreaas	Recipient of the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment 1967	Succeeded by Lars Berg and Kjell Heggelund
Preceded by Karin Bang	Recipient of the Aschehoug Prize 1977	Succeeded by Olav H. Hauge
Preceded by Arnljot Eggen and Bergljot Hobæk Haff	Recipient of the Dobloug Prize 1986 (shared with Finn Carling)	Succeeded by Paal-Helge Haugen and Bjørg Vik

Persondata
Name	Hauge, Knut
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian writer
Date of birth	1911
Place of birth
Date of death	1999
Place of death

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