Einfrid Perstølen

Einfrid Perstølen (15 June 1917 – 7 January 2017) was a Norwegian psychiatrist and language proponent.

Einfrid Perstølen
Born15 June 1917
Died7 January 2017
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationphysician
Known forchild psychiatry, Nynorsk

Life

She was born in Ål, and was a specialist in child psychiatry. She was an assisting chief physician in Oslo from 1961 to 1972, and then ran a private clinic. She made frequent appearances in Norwegian radio.[1] She settled in Asker.[2]

Perstølen was a proponent of the Nynorsk written form of Norwegian. She was a member of the board of Noregs Mållag from 1966 to 1971, and a member of the Norwegian Language Council from 1976 to 1984.[1] She is known for pressuring the Bank of Norway to print Nynorsk tekst together with Bokmål on Norwegian krone bills, particularly through a series of letters to the Governor of the Bank of Norway, Knut Getz Wold.[2] Perstølen died in January 2017 at the age of 99.[3]

References
  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Einfrid Perstølen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. Fyllingsnes, Ottar. "No skal Vinje kvernast". Dag og Tid (in Norwegian).
  3. Einfrid Perstølen, nm.no, 9 January 2017



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