Sonja Hagemann (6 September 1898 – 17 October 1983) was a Norwegian literary historian and literary critic, especially of children's literature. She is primarily known for the monumental ''Barnelitteratur i Norge'' (Norwegian Children's Literature I:1965; II:1970; III:1973). She was raised in Christiania (now Oslo) Norway. She graduated with a degree in economics at the

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(1919). She first worked in government service. She worked at ''

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'' as a critic of children's literature (1946-1971). She received the

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(''Norsk kulturråds ærespris'') in 1980. She represented the

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in Oslo school board. She was a parliamentary ballot candidate from the constituency of Oslo in

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. She was married to Otto Holmboe Hagemann (1891–1961) in 1925 and was the mother of geologist

Fredrik Hagemann Fredrik Hagemann (4 March 1929 – 12 June 2019)– ...

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1898 births 1983 deaths Writers from Oslo University of Oslo alumni Norwegian women writers Norwegian literary critics Norwegian women literary critics Norwegian women non-fiction writers Norwegian literary historians Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Oslo Women literary historians Norwegian women historians {{Norway-historian-stub