| Reidar Øksnevad | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1884-05-13)13 May 1884 Kristiansand, Norway |
| Died | 31 January 1958(1958-01-31) (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, bibliographer and librarian |
| Relatives | Toralv Øksnevad (brother) |
Reidar Øksnevad (13 May 1884 – 31 January 1958) was a Norwegian journalist, bibliographer and librarian.
He was born in Kristiansand to teacher Arnt Øksnevad and Kirsten Torine Folkvord, and was a brother of Toralv Øksnevad. Øksnevad lived in Paris for 34 years. He lectured at Sorbonne from 1913 to 1919, and was a foreign correspondent for Dagbladet and other media, and was assigned as a librarian at the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève from 1924 to 1928 and from 1940 to 1945. He published around forty books, including several bibliographies. Among his works is the two-volume Norsk litteraturhistorisk bibliografi, covering the periods 1900–1945 and 1946–1955. He was decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour and Officier d'Académie.
References
- Torp, Olaf Chr. "Reidar Øksnevad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Reidar Øksnevad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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