Jens Andreas Friis (2 May 1821 – 16 February 1896) was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer and author. He was a university professor and a prominent linguist in the languages spoken by the Sami people. He is widely recognized as the founder of the studies of the Sami languages. Today he is also commonly associated with his novel Lajla: A New Tale of Finmark, which became the basis for Laila, a 1929 silent film.[1][2][3]
Friis was born in Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was the son of church vicar Soren Hjelm Friis (1781–1856) and Charlotte Lovise Cammermeyer (1789–1869). He was the brother of priest and politician Nicolai Friis. Friis completed his final exams from Møllers Institute in Christiania in 1840 and earned his cand.theol. in 1844. From 1847 to 1849, he was a research fellow in Sami and Finnish. By the autumn of 1849, he went on a grant to Kajaani, Finland to continue his studies under Lönnrot Elias, the founder of Finnish folklore studies. Friis stayed for a time in Finnmark and in return he assumed teaching ministry for priests.[4]
Careeredit
Friis was appointed reader in Sami languages at the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo) in 1863. Three years later he was awarded a chair in the Lapp and Kven languages, with a special duty in translation. He published on the Sami language and mythology as well as travel literature about Northern Norway. Friis established the northern Sami orthography, which although modified through three spelling reforms is in common usage. Until the Konrad Nielsen's dictionary Lappisk ordbok was published in three volumes between 1932 and 1938, Friis' Sami dictionary was the most important of its kind. Friis also translated With Nansen over Greenland in 1888: My journey from Lapland to Greenland by Samuel Balto from the original Sami into the Norwegian language.[5]
Friis' ethnographic mapsedit
Friis published three series of thematic maps covering Norway north of the Ofotfjord. The first edition was published in 1861, and the second in 1888/1890. Each household was coded with a three-way symbol denoting 1) ethnic group 2) household member's fluency in Norwegian, Sami, and Kven, and 3) whether the family lived in a goahti. These maps, in addition to the censuses of 1865, 1875, 1891, and 1900, provide a valuable resource of knowledge of the ethnicity and language in the circumpolar region decades before the enforcement of Norwegian as the single official language in schools.
Selected worksedit
Lappisk Grammatik, 1856
Lappiske Sprogprøver. En Samling af Lappiske Eventyr, Ordsprog og Gaader med Ordbog, 1856
Lappisk Mythologi, Eventyr og Folkesagn, 1871
En Sommer i Finmarken, Russisk Lapland og Nordkarelen. Skildringer af Land og Folk, 1871
Hans Majestæt Kong Oscar II's Reise i Nordland og Finmarken Aar 1873, 1874
Tilfjelds i Ferierne eller Jæger- og Fiskerliv i Høifjeldene, 1876
Fra Finmarken [no]. Skildringer, 1881
Klosteret i Petschenga. Skildringer fra Russisk Lapland, 1884
Ordbog over det Lappiske Sprog, 1887
Skildringer fra Finmarken, 1891
Referencesedit
^Lajla: A New Tale of Finmark (G.P. Putnam. 1888) Retrieved June 20, 2016
^Svenn-Egil Knutsen Duolljá Jens Andreas Friis (Store norske leksikon)
^James Steffen. "Laila (1929)". Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^"Søren Hjelm Friis". nrk.no. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^Hans Lindkjølen. "J A Friis, Forfatter, Språkforsker". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Other sourcesedit
Lindkjølen, Hans (1983) J. A. Friis og samene (Hønefoss: Tyri forlag) ISBN82-7122-000-4
Hansen, Lars Ivar (1998) Friis' etnografiske kart i Ottar Tidsskrift fra (Tromsø Museum)
jens, andreas, friis, 1821, february, 1896, norwegian, philologist, lexicographer, author, university, professor, prominent, linguist, languages, spoken, sami, people, widely, recognized, founder, studies, sami, languages, today, also, commonly, associated, wi. Jens Andreas Friis 2 May 1821 16 February 1896 was a Norwegian philologist lexicographer and author He was a university professor and a prominent linguist in the languages spoken by the Sami people He is widely recognized as the founder of the studies of the Sami languages Today he is also commonly associated with his novel Lajla A New Tale of Finmark which became the basis for Laila a 1929 silent film 1 2 3 Friis 1888 Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Friis ethnographic maps 4 Selected works 5 References 6 Other sources 7 External linksBackground editFriis was born in Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane Norway He was the son of church vicar Soren Hjelm Friis 1781 1856 and Charlotte Lovise Cammermeyer 1789 1869 He was the brother of priest and politician Nicolai Friis Friis completed his final exams from Mollers Institute in Christiania in 1840 and earned his cand theol in 1844 From 1847 to 1849 he was a research fellow in Sami and Finnish By the autumn of 1849 he went on a grant to Kajaani Finland to continue his studies under Lonnrot Elias the founder of Finnish folklore studies Friis stayed for a time in Finnmark and in return he assumed teaching ministry for priests 4 Career editFriis was appointed reader in Sami languages at the University of Kristiania now University of Oslo in 1863 Three years later he was awarded a chair in the Lapp and Kven languages with a special duty in translation He published on the Sami language and mythology as well as travel literature about Northern Norway Friis established the northern Sami orthography which although modified through three spelling reforms is in common usage Until the Konrad Nielsen s dictionary Lappisk ordbok was published in three volumes between 1932 and 1938 Friis Sami dictionary was the most important of its kind Friis also translated With Nansen over Greenland in 1888 My journey from Lapland to Greenland by Samuel Balto from the original Sami into the Norwegian language 5 Friis ethnographic maps editFriis published three series of thematic maps covering Norway north of the Ofotfjord The first edition was published in 1861 and the second in 1888 1890 Each household was coded with a three way symbol denoting 1 ethnic group 2 household member s fluency in Norwegian Sami and Kven and 3 whether the family lived in a goahti These maps in addition to the censuses of 1865 1875 1891 and 1900 provide a valuable resource of knowledge of the ethnicity and language in the circumpolar region decades before the enforcement of Norwegian as the single official language in schools Selected works editLappisk Grammatik 1856 Lappiske Sprogprover En Samling af Lappiske Eventyr Ordsprog og Gaader med Ordbog 1856 Lappisk Mythologi Eventyr og Folkesagn 1871 En Sommer i Finmarken Russisk Lapland og Nordkarelen Skildringer af Land og Folk 1871 Hans Majestaet Kong Oscar II s Reise i Nordland og Finmarken Aar 1873 1874 Tilfjelds i Ferierne eller Jaeger og Fiskerliv i Hoifjeldene 1876 Fra Finmarken no Skildringer 1881 Klosteret i Petschenga Skildringer fra Russisk Lapland 1884 Ordbog over det Lappiske Sprog 1887 Skildringer fra Finmarken 1891References edit Lajla A New Tale of Finmark G P Putnam 1888 Retrieved June 20 2016 Svenn Egil Knutsen Duollja Jens Andreas Friis Store norske leksikon James Steffen Laila 1929 Turner Classic Movies Inc Retrieved June 20 2016 Soren Hjelm Friis nrk no Retrieved June 20 2016 Hans Lindkjolen J A Friis Forfatter Sprakforsker Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved June 20 2016 Other sources editLindkjolen Hans 1983 J A Friis og samene Honefoss Tyri forlag ISBN 82 7122 000 4 Hansen Lars Ivar 1998 Friis etnografiske kart i Ottar Tidsskrift fra Tromso Museum External links editFriis Ethographical maps of Northern Norway Works by Jens Andreas Friis at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Jens Andreas Friis at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jens Andreas Friis amp oldid 1184067894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
