Paul Lorck Eidem

Paul Lorck Eidem (22 October 1909 – 24 September 1992) was a Norwegian writer and illustrator.

He was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway.[1] He grew up on the island Bastøy, where his stepfather was the warden of the special school for boys.[2]

Eidem was known in his time for books such as En herre på byen (1941), En herre på nye veier (1942) and Eva – den store suksex (1958).[1] He published the humorous book Juridisk billedbok together with Albert Wiesener, as well as children's books and non-fiction books about World War II. In addition to writing he was an illustrator and marketer by occupation.[3]

He died in late 1992.[4] In later years, his books have been used as sources on the cultural history of the day, especially slang.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Paul Lorck Eidem". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "En herre på femti". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 21 October 1959. p. 6.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Svenning, Iver Tore (22 October 1984). "Herre på byen blir 75". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  4. ↑ Christiansen, Arne (5 October 1992). "Paul Lorck Eidem (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 11.
  5. ↑ Tryti, Tone (2008). Norsk slangordbok (in Norwegian) (1st ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 418. ISBN 978-82-573-1980-9.