Vilhelm Krag
Illustration — Portrait of Vilhelm Krag Vilhelm Krag (24 December 1871 – 10 July 1933) was a Norwegian poet, writer, journalist and cultural personality. Known for coining the term Sørlandet to describe a region of Norway, he was the son of Peter Rasmus Krag and younger brother of the novelist Thomas Krag. His first volume of poetry, which came out in 1891, included many of his best-known poems: "Fandango", "Der skreg en fugl" (A bird cried), "Liden Kirsten" (Little Kirsten), "Majnat" (May night), "Mens jeg venter" (While I'm waiting), "Moderen synger" (The mother sings) and "Og jeg vil ha mig en hjertenskjær" (And I will have me a sweetheart).
Vilhelm Krag
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- Born
- 1871 · Kristiansand Municipality.
- Died
- 1933 · Søgne.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Fields
- Norwegian literature
- Education
- Kristiansand Cathedral School
- Languages
- Danish · Norwegian
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Illustration — Portrait of Vilhelm Krag Vilhelm Krag (24 December 1871 – 10 July 1933) was a Norwegian poet, writer, journalist and cultural personality. Known for coining the term Sørlandet to describe a region of Norway, he was the son of Peter Rasmus Krag and younger brother of the novelist Thomas Krag. His first volume of poetry, which came out in 1891, included many of his best-known poems: "Fandango", "Der skreg en fugl" (A bird cried), "Liden Kirsten" (Little Kirsten), "Majnat" (May night), "Mens jeg venter" (While I'm waiting), "Moderen synger" (The mother sings) and "Og jeg vil ha mig en hjertenskjær" (And I will have me a sweetheart).
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Edvard Grieg set Krag's lyrics to music in his Opus 60, published in 1894. In the early 20th century works by Krag were recorded in America by Florence Bodinoff, George Hamlin, Nathalie Hansen, Eleonora Olson, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Aalrud Tillisch, and Carsten Woll.
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1871
Vilhelm Krag born at Kristiansand Municipality.
1933
Vilhelm Krag died at Søgne.
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Kristiansand Municipality.
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Søgne.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3357114: Vilhelm Krag
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 300062222, Digte af Vilhelm Krag.
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- 1.Carl Nærup: Illustreret norsk Litteraturhistorie. Siste Tidsrum 1890-1904. Det Norske Aktieforlag, Kristiania 1905, Seite 205 bis 214 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 2.Gunvald Opstad: Vilhelm Krag. in: Norsk biografisk leksikon (Digitale Version).
- 3.Den nye teaterchef Vilhelm Krag. in: Urd, 12. Jahrgang 1908, Nr. 7, 15. Februar 1908, Seite 78 (Digitale Version).
- 4.Vilhelm Krag bei Sceneweb.no
- 5.Kristian Elster: Illustrert norsk litteraturhistorie. Annen Utgave. Band 5: Åtti- og nittiårene. Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo 1934, Seite 182 bis 186 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 6.R. G:son Berg: Krag, Vilhelm. in: Verner Söderberg (Hrsg.): Nordisk familjebok. Encyklopedi och konversationslexikon. Tredje upplagan. Band 11. Jylland – Kragduva. Nordisk familjebok aktiebolag, Malmö 1929, Spalte 1296 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 7.Forfatter Wilhelm Krag bei Grav.no. Das Grab liegt im Ostteil des Friedhofs in Feld 58, Reihe 4, Nummer 18.
- 8.Alf Harbitz: Moderne norsk lyrikk. Vilhelm Krag. In: Ord och Bild. 43. Jahrgang 1934, Seite 345 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 9.Folketelling 1875 for 1001P Kristiansand prestegjeld.
- 10.Folketelling 1885 for 1001 Kristiansand kjøpstad.
- 11.Folketelling 1891 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad.
- 12.Folketelling 1900 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad.
- 13.Folketelling 1910 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad.
- 14.Folketelling 1920 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad.
- 15.Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Folkemengdens bevegelse (Serie FB) 1933, nr. 21: Vest-Agder og Rogaland.
- 16.Laut Ministerialbok for Garnisonsmenigheten prestegjeld 1880-1893 (0301M4) starb Fredrikke Petrine Krag am 31. Mai 1891.
- 17.Folketelling 1920 for 0218 Aker herred.
- 18.Krag, Vilhelm Andreas Wexels: In: Haakon Nyhuus (Hrsg.): Illustreret norsk konversationsleksikon. Band IV: Hellige kjortel – Lassalle. H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), Kristiania 1910, Spalte 1397 f. (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 19.Sørlandet. In: Haakon Nyhuus (Hrsg.): Illustreret norsk konversationsleksikon. Band VI: Recambio – Öynhausen. H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), Kristiania 1913, Spalte 1417 f. (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 20.Kringsjaa. in: Harald L. Tveterås, Wilhelm Munthe (Hrsg.): Norske tidsskrifter. bibliografi over periodiske skrifter i Norge inntil 1920. Grøndhal & Søns, Oslo 1940, Seite 69 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 21.Henning Howlid Wærp: Vilhelm Krag. in: Store norske leksikon (Digitale Version).
- 22.E. Skavlan: Krag, Vilhelm Andreas Wexels. in: Chr. Blangstrup (Hrsg.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon. Anden Udgave. Band XIV: Kirkeskov – Kvadratrix. A/S J. H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel, København 1923, Seite 597 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 23.Vilhelm Krag: Tre digte. In: J. Brunchorst, Gerhard Gran (Hrsg.): Samtiden. Populært tidsskrift for litteratur og samfundsspörgsmaal. 1. Jahrgang 1890, Seite 460 bis 463, John Griegs forlag, Bergen 1890 (Digitale Version) (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 24.Vilhelm Andreas Wexels Krag. in: Slekt skal følge slekters gang
- 25.Anna-Maria Tallgren: Krag 2. Wilhelm Andreas Wexels. in: Tietosanakirja. Band IV: Kaivo – Kulttuurikieli. Tietosanakirja-Osakeyhtiö, Helsinki 1912, Spalte 1467 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 26.Peter Rasmus Krag. in: Erik Berntsens Slektsider
- 27.Carl Nærup: Norske forfattere. IV. Vilhelm Krag. in: Urd, 9. Jahrgang 1905, Nr. 37, 16. September 1905, Seite 433 bis 435 (Digitale Version).
- 28.Krag Vilhelm Andreas Wexels. in: Bjørn Steenstrup (Hrsg.): Hvem er hvem? H. Aschehoug & Co (W. Nygaard), Oslo 1930, Seite 243 (Digitale Version bei Projekt Runeberg).
- 29.Balduins Hochzeit, SÜRAG 1930 in: ARD-Hörspieldatenbank
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His recorded languages were Danish and Norwegian. He was the child of Peter Rasmus Krag. He married Beate Kielland. One child is recorded: Preben Krag.
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