Carl Richard Unger (2 July 1817 – 30 November 1897) was a Norwegian historian and philologist.[1] Unger was professor of Germanic and Romance philology at the University of Christiania from 1862[1] and was a prolific editor of Old Norse texts.[2]
Carl Richard Unger | |
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| Born | 2 July 1817 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 30 November 1897 (aged 80) Christiania, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
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| Discipline | Germanic studies |
| Sub-discipline | Old Norse studies |
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Early life
Unger was born in Christiania, now Oslo, to Johan Carl Jonassen Unger and Annemarie Wetlesen.[1] Between 1830 and 1832 he lived in Telemark with the poet and priest Simon Olaus Wolff.[1] He graduated from school in 1835.[1]
Academic career
Unger studied philology after school but did not receive a degree as mathematics, a subject with which he struggled, was compulsory for philologists.[1] However, in 1841 he was awarded a scholarship to continue studying Old Norse, Old English and Old German.[1]
In 1845 Unger began lecturing on Old Norse at the University of Christiana.[1] He was appointed lecturer of Germanic and Romance philology in 1851 and became professor in 1862.[1]
Edited works
- 1847: Fagrskinna (with P. A. Munch)[3]
- 1847-: Diplomatarium Norvegicum
- 1848: Alexanders saga[4]
- 1848: Konungs skuggsjá (with Rudolf Keyser and P. A. Munch)[5]
- 1849: Olafs Saga hins helga (with Rudolf Keyser)[6]
- 1850: Strengleikar (with Rudolf Keyser)[7]
- 1851: Barlaams ok Josaphats Saga[8]
- 1853: Saga þiðriks konungs af Bern
- 1853: Saga Olafs konungs ens helga (with P. A. Munch)
- 1860: Karlamagnus Saga ok kappa hans
- 1860-68: Flateyjarbók, 3 volumes (with Guðbrandur Vigfússon)
- 1862: Stjórn[9]
- 1864: Gammel norsk Homiliebog
- 1867: Morkinskinna
- 1868: Heimskringla
- 1869: Thomas saga erkibyskups[10]
- 1871: Mariu saga[11]
- 1871: Codex Frisianus
- 1873: Konunga sögur
- 1874: Postola sögur[12]
- 1877: Heilagra manna sögur, 2 volumes[13]