Erik Hansen (18 September 1931 – 2 September 2017) was a Danish linguist. He was a professor at the

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from 1975 to 2000 and chaired the Danish Language Council from 1985 to 2002. He was a fellow of the

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from 1998. His books include ''Reklamesprog'' (1965), ''Sprogiagttagelse'' (1967), ''Ping- og pampersprog'' (1971), ''Skrift, Stavning og Retstavning'' (1981), ''Rigtigt dansk'' (1988) and ''Grammatik over det danske sprog'' (2011, with Lars Heltoft). In 2001 the

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''Sproglige åbninger'' was issued in his honor, and a collection of his texts were published as ''Glæden ved grammatik''.

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1931 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Danish linguists Academic staff of the University of Copenhagen Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters {{Denmark-academic-bio-stub