12 Facts About Gerhard Gran

Gerhard von der Lippe Gran was a Norwegian literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer.

Gerhard Gran was the paternal grandson of politician Jens Gran, and a second cousin of botanist Haaken Hasberg Gran and aviator Tryggve Gran.

Gerhard Gran finished his secondary education at Bergen Cathedral School in 1874, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University in Kristiania with the cand.

Gerhard Gran then returned to Bergen to work as a school teacher.

Gerhard Gran was hired at Bergen Cathedral School in 1895.

Gerhard Gran delivered a thesis which was considered inferior, but he was deemed the better lecturer.

Gerhard Gran left Bergen Cathedral School, and formally took the professor seat in 1900.

Gerhard Gran remained in this position until 1919, when he resigned to concentrate on his various writing endeavors.

Gerhard Gran was the Norwegian editor of the Scandinavian Nordisk Tidsskrift from 1904.

Gerhard Gran initiated the first edition of the encyclopedia Norsk biografisk leksikon, and was co-editor for the first two volumes.

Gerhard Gran was appointed Officer of the French Legion d'honneur and a Knight, First class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav in 1905.

Gerhard Gran was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.