Sigurd Syverson Nergaard[1][2] (March 28, 1873 – January 21, 1932) was a Norwegian folklorist, writer, school principal, and teacher.
Life edit
Nergaard was born on March 28, 1873, in Glomstad in the municipality of Åmot in Hedmark County, Norway[3][4] to Syver Pedersen Nergaard (1829–1912) and Valborg Olsdatter Aaset (1835–1924).[4] He graduated from the Hamar Seminary in 1893 and then served as a teacher at various elementary schools in Elverum. In 1899 or 1900 he married Helga Pauline Bækken.[4] In 1922 he was hired as a teacher of Norwegian and history at the Elverum Normal School. From 1927 to 1930 he headed the Norwegian film censorship agency (Norwegian: Statens filmkontroll; now part of the Norwegian Media Authority),[5] and was then appointed school principal at Hamar. He served on the district council, in its presidency, and on the school board and a number of other boards, including Det Norske Samlaget press. He died on January 21, 1932, in Hamar.[4]
Works edit
Nergaard published six collections of oral folklore material from Østerdalen,[3] five of them as books in the Norwegian Folklore Society series of publications:
- Gard og grend. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen (Farm and Hamlet: Folklore from Østerdalen; 1921)
- Ufredstider. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen (Wartime: Folklore from Østerdalen; 1922)
- Eventyr, barnevers, spurningar og ordspraak. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen (Adventures, Children's Rhymes, and Proverbs: Folklore from Østerdalen; 1923)
- Hulder og trollskap. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen (Fairies and Witchcraft: Folklore from Østerdalen; 1925)
- Skikk og bruk. Folkeminne fraa Østerdalen (Custom and Practice: Folklore from Østerdalen; 1927)
- "Utsyn over folkeminna i Østerdalen" (Perspectives on Folklore in Østerdalen; in Bygd og bonde 7 (1925): 152–178)
Other publications by Nergaard include:
- Segner fraa Elvrom (Sayings from Elverum; supplement to Syn og Segn, 1907)
- "Hardåret 1812 i Østerdalen" (The Harsh Year of 1812 in Østerdalen; in Bygd og bonde 1 (1919): 134–137)
- "Kristian IV paa Kvikne" (Christian IV at Kvikne; in Bygd og bonde 1 (1919): 63ff.)
- "Utsyn over Trysils historie" (Perspectives on the History of Trysil; in Bygd og bonde 8 (1926): 138–164)
Notes edit
- ^ "Folketelling 1875 for 0429P Åmot prestegjeld". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Sigurd Syverson Nergaard". Heimen. 11 (8). Landslaget for bygde- og byhistorie: 371. 1958. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "Sigurd Nergaard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Kvideland, Reimund. "Sigurd Nergaard". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ Norwegian State Administration Database. "Norwegian film supervision" (unit 13506).
Further reading edit
- Skirbekk, Håvard. 1972. Sigurd Nergaard og hans ætt (Sigurd Nergaard and His Family). Hamar: Elverum trykk.