Konrad Nielsen

Konrad Hartvig Isak Rosenvinge Nielsen (28 August 1875 – 27 November 1953) was a Norwegian philologist. He spent most of his career as a professor at the Royal Frederick University (University of Oslo) as a lecturer, textbook writer, lexicographer and translator. His specialty was Sami languages, also called Lapp languages in his day.

Konrad Nielsen
Konrad Nielsen from 1911 book
Born(1875-08-27)27 August 1875
Vik i Helgeland
Died27 November 1953(1953-11-27) (aged 78)
Oslo
CitizenshipNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
University of Helsinki
Scientific career
FieldsSami languages
other Finno-Ugric languages
InstitutionsUniversity of Oslo
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