Halfdan Olaus Christophersen [SEP] date of death
Halfdan Olaus Christophersen
Halfdan Olaus Christophersen (13 December 1902 – 27 May 1980) was a Norwegian historian, literature researcher and non-fiction writer.
Personal life.
Christophersen was born at Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of Tollef Christophersen (1878–1949) and Emma Langager (1880–1962).
After graduating artium in Arendal in 1921 he began studying philology at the University of Kristiania.
Career.
Christophersen attended Wadham College at Oxford University under a Norwegian Oxford Scholorship. His doctorate thesis at
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