| Philip Houm | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1911-04-20)20 April 1911 Kristiania, Norway |
| Died | 22 April 1990(1990-04-22) (aged 79) Bærum |
| Occupation | Literary critic |
Philip Rode Houm (20 April 1911 – 22 April 1990) was a Norwegian literary critic.
Biography
He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He graduated with a master's degree in literature from the Royal Frederick University in 1938, Houm was a co-editor in the journal Kølen 1942-45. He worked as literary critic for the newspaper Dagbladet from 1945.
He was a board member of Nationaltheatret from 1963, a member of Norwegian Language Committee (Norsk språknemnd) from 1966 to 1972, and of the Norwegian Language Council from 1972 to 1976.
In 1947, he was commissioned by Aschehoug to write a closing volume to their series on Norwegian literature history. Norges litteratur fra 1914 til 1950-årene was published in 1955. Among his other books were Ask Burlefot og vi (1957) and Kritikere i en gullalder (1982).
Houm died in Bærum and was buried in the churchyard of Haslum Church. He was a grandfather of Nicolai Houm.
References
- "Philip Houm". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Philip Rode Houm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- Jor, Finn. "Philip Houm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Houm, Philip". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 259. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- Valla, Kristin (7 December 2013). "Den håpefulle". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). pp. 36–38.
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