Friis, Erik J
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| Birthname | Erik Johan Friis | ||||
| born on | 5 April 1913 at 17:30 (= 5:30 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Oslo, Norway, 59n55, 10e45 | ||||
| Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   15°17'  03°34 Asc. 01°00'
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Biography
Norwegian (later American) editor and publisher. In 1929 he emigrated together with his family to the US, and he became a US citizen in 1937. In 1946 he joined the American-Scandinavian Foundation, a private organisaion that worked to advance culture and science relations between the Nordic countries and the USA.
1951-1978 Friis was editor of the quarterly Scandinavian Review. He was editor and publisher of The Scandinavian-American Bulletin 1966-1998, editor of the Norwegian Trade Bulletin 1983-1996, and from 1983 edited the book series The Library of Nordic Literature. 1965-1994 he was a member of the publication department of the Norgweian-American Historical Association. He translated some 25 books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Friis died on 5 April 1999 in New Jersey. He was 86.
https://nbl.snl.no/Erik_J_Friis
Events
Source Notes
Viktor E. quotes certificate of live birth in hand.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 86)
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor
- Vocation : Writers : Translator
