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Kristen Stalleland

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Kristen Stalleland
Born(1861-02-06)6 February 1861
Landvik, Norway
Died15 February 1949(1949-02-15) (aged 88)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)farmer, magazine editor, children's writer, biographer and translator

Kristen Stalleland (6 February 1861 – 15 February 1949) was a Norwegian farmer, magazine editor, children's writer, biographer and translator.

Stalleland was born in Landvik. He founded the children's magazine Norsk Barneblad in 1887, originally called Sysvorti, and edited the magazine from 1887 to 1894, and from 1898 to 1904. He wrote several stories for children, a biography of Christian Jensen Lofthuus, and translated fairy tales into Norwegian language.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Grepstad, Ottar. "Kristen Stalleland". In Rotevatn, Audhild Gregoriusdotter (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 22 July 2017.