Asbjørn Nesheim
Asbjørn Nesheim (14 December 1906 in Trondheim –19 January 1989 in Oslo) was a Norwegian linguist and curator known for his research on the Sámi languages and cultural history, particularly for his collaboration with Konrad Nielsen on volumes four and five of Nielsen's Lapp Dictionary. Nesheim was also responsible for creating and building up a Sámi Department at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo from the 1950s on.
Asbjørn Nesheim
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- Born
- 1906 · Trondheim.
- Died
- 1989 · Oslo.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- linguist · editor · writer · ethnologist · photographer · curator · museologist · university teacher
- Fields
- Finno-Ugric · ethnology · photographic documentation · art collection
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Asbjørn Nesheim (14 December 1906 in Trondheim –19 January 1989 in Oslo) was a Norwegian linguist and curator known for his research on the Sámi languages and cultural history, particularly for his collaboration with Konrad Nielsen on volumes four and five of Nielsen's Lapp Dictionary. Nesheim was also responsible for creating and building up a Sámi Department at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo from the 1950s on.
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Born at Trondheim in 1906, died in Oslo in 1989.
The recorded working language is Norwegian. The field of work recorded is Finno-Ugric, ethnology and photographic documentation.
Portrett av kunstner Iver Jåks og dr. A. Nesheim på nordisk samemøte, aug. 1956.
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Førstekonservator, professor dr. Asbjørn Nesheim, ved samisk avdeling fotografert i 1961 på sitt kontor.
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1906
Asbjørn Nesheim born at Trondheim.
1989
Asbjørn Nesheim died at Oslo.
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- 1.Aarseth, Bjørn. Asbjørn Nesheim - utdypning. Store norske leksikon.
- 2.Sebeok, Thomas. Review (of Lulelapsk ordbok (mit deutscher Übersetzung: Lulelappisches Wörterbuch) by Harald Grundström). Language. Linguistic Society of America. 24. 2. 244–250. 1948. 10.2307/409820.
- 3.Norsk Folkemuseum. The Sami Collections.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Nesheim, Asbjørn 1942: Der lappische Dualis : mit Berücksichtigung finnisch-ugrischer und indo-europäischer Verhältnisse. Skrifter / utgitt av Det norske videnskaps-akademi i Oslo. II, Hist.-filos. klasse; 1941, no. 5. Oslo : I kommisjon hos Dybwad, 1942.
- Nielsen, Konrad og Asbjørn Nesheim 1932-1962: Lappisk ordbok : grunnet på dialektene i Polmak, Karasjok og Kautokeino / av Konrad Nielsen = Lapp dictionary : based on the dialects of Polmak, Karasjok and Kautokeino. Instituttet for Sammenlignende Kulturforskning, serie B; 17. Oslo : Aschehoug, 1932-1962. Medforfatter for b. 4-5: Asbjørn Nesheim.
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