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In 1925, Holvik served as the secretary of national administration committee of the [[Norse-American Centennial]]. Holvik was subsequently knighted by King [[Haakon VII of Norway]] as a member of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]]. Additional he served as the translator of a number of books which were originally written in the Norwegian language. These included works by both [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]] and [[Henrik Ibsen]].<ref>[http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian/history-index.htm ''Faculty Members of the Norwegian Department'' (St. Olaf College Norwegian Department)]</ref> |
In 1925, Holvik served as the secretary of national administration committee of the [[Norse-American Centennial]]. Holvik was subsequently knighted by King [[Haakon VII of Norway]] as a member of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]]. Additional he served as the translator of a number of books which were originally written in the Norwegian language. These included works by both [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]] and [[Henrik Ibsen]].<ref>[http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian/history-index.htm ''Faculty Members of the Norwegian Department'' (St. Olaf College Norwegian Department)]</ref> |
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==Kensington Runestone== |
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Holvik also became involved in the national debate over the authenticity of the [[Kensington runestone]]. Holvik had participated in the [[Minnesota Historical Society]] investigation in 1910. Holvik formulated several key arguments used by those who contested the stone's authenticity. [[UCLA]] professor Erik Wahlgren, referenced many of Holvik's ideas in his 1958 book ''The Kensington Stone: A Mystery Solved''.<ref>[http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/57/v57i03p140-154.pdf ''Mystery and Obsession: J. A. Holvik and the Case of the Kensington Runestone'' (David A. Sprunger, Minnesota History, pp. 140-154, Fall 2000)]</ref> |
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Holvik also became involved in the national debate over the authenticity of the [[Kensington runestone]]. Holvik had participated in the [[Minnesota Historical Society]] investigation in 1910. Holvik formulated several key arguments used by those who contested the stone's authenticity and heavily slandered the farmer Olof Ohman, who had originally found the stone on his property. He went so far as to befriend Olof Ohman's daughter Amanda after Ohman's death, under false pretenses, only to find more evidence to indite the farmer. Even though neither Holvik, nor anyone else ever found any wrongdoing by Ohman, the family was subject to heavy slander for decades. As a result, Ohman's daughter Amanda took her own life in 1949.<ref> Darwin Ohman: |
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''The Kensington Runestone'' [http://www.kensingtonrunestone.us/html/_ohman_family.html]</ref><ref>[http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/57/v57i03p140-154.pdf ''Mystery and Obsession: J. A. Holvik and the Case of the Kensington Runestone'' (David A. Sprunger, Minnesota History, pp. 140-154, Fall 2000)]</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
Revision as of 17:09, 7 February 2018
Johan Andreas Holvik | |
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Born | May 19, 1880 Howard, South Dakota |
Died | November 25, 1960 (age 80) Clay County, Minnesota |
Occupation | professor, author |
Nationality | United States |
Genre | Linguistics |
Johan Andreas Holvik (May 19, 1880 – November 25, 1960) was a Norwegian-American author and a professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Background
Johan Andreas Holvik was born in Miner County, near Howard, South Dakota to immigrants Peder Holvik and Eli Jonsdatter from Nordfjord, Norway. Holvik attended Madison State Normal School in Madison, South Dakota. He graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota (BA. 1907).[1] He subsequently studied at the University of Oslo and at Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Holvik graduated from St. Olaf College (MA. 1913).[2]
Career
Holvik was a Faculty Member of the Norwegian Department at St. Olaf College during 1907–1908. Holvik taught at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa from 1913 until 1919. Holvik relocated to Concordia College in 1923. Holvik was an author of several textbooks dealing with the Norwegian language. In addition to teaching in the Norwegian department, Holvik also served as Concordia College band director for twenty-two years. He had the privilege of leading the college band on a tour of Norway during 1935.[3]
In 1925, Holvik served as the secretary of national administration committee of the Norse-American Centennial. Holvik was subsequently knighted by King Haakon VII of Norway as a member of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. Additional he served as the translator of a number of books which were originally written in the Norwegian language. These included works by both Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Henrik Ibsen.[4]
Kensington Runestone
Holvik also became involved in the national debate over the authenticity of the Kensington runestone. Holvik had participated in the Minnesota Historical Society investigation in 1910. Holvik formulated several key arguments used by those who contested the stone's authenticity and heavily slandered the farmer Olof Ohman, who had originally found the stone on his property. He went so far as to befriend Olof Ohman's daughter Amanda after Ohman's death, under false pretenses, only to find more evidence to indite the farmer. Even though neither Holvik, nor anyone else ever found any wrongdoing by Ohman, the family was subject to heavy slander for decades. As a result, Ohman's daughter Amanda took her own life in 1949.[5][6]
Personal life
Holvik married Caroline Heltne in Lake Mills, Iowa on April 12, 1912. Holvik died in November 1960. He is buried on the campus of Concordia College.
Selected works
- Beginners' Book in Norse (Minneapolis, Minn. Augsburg Publishing House. 1910)
- Second Book in Norse: Literary Selections (Minneapolis, Minn. Augsburg Pub. House. 1912)
References
- ^ Johan Holvig (South Dakota Birth Records Over 100 Years)
- ^ First 30 Years of Enrollment (St. Olaf College, Center for College History)
- ^ Archaeologist, Educator (American National Biography )
- ^ Faculty Members of the Norwegian Department (St. Olaf College Norwegian Department)
- ^ Darwin Ohman: The Kensington Runestone [1]
- ^ Mystery and Obsession: J. A. Holvik and the Case of the Kensington Runestone (David A. Sprunger, Minnesota History, pp. 140-154, Fall 2000)
Other sources
- Wahlgren, Erik The Kensington Stone: A Mystery Solved (1958)