Iversen was born in Tromsø.[1] After passing his examen artium in 1899 at the Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School, he moved to Oslo, where he worked as a teacher (among other places, at Brandbu Middle School from 1907 to 1909) while studying. He received his university degree in 1910 with a thesis titled Senjen-maalet. Lydverket i hoveddrag (The Senja Dialect: Phonology and Main Features, published 1913), after which he taught in Arendal from 1910 to 1913. In 1913 he became a teacher at Hønefoss Middle School, where he met his first wife Clara Brodersen, who had worked there as a teacher since 1911. Iversen worked at Hønefoss until 1920, with a stay abroad in Copenhagen from 1913 to 1914, and he won His Majesty the King's Gold Medal in 1917 for his thesis Syntaksen i Tromsø bymål (Syntax of the Tromsø Urban Dialect). In 1918 he went on partial leave to pursue a university scholarship that enabled him to receive his PhD in 1921 with the dissertation Bokmål og talemål i Norge 1560–1630 (Standard Language and Dialects in Norway from 1560 to 1630).
Iversen retired in 1952 and also received the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research the same year. In 1957 he received the Gunnerus Medal. At Uppsala University, he became a member of the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy in 1933, a member of the Upsala Linguistics Society in 1952, and a member of the Royal Society of Humanities at Uppsala in 1959, and he received an honorary doctorate from the university in 1954.[4] He was also a recipient of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star. Iversen also held the position of Deputy Chief Scout from 1920 to 1945, for which he received the Silver Wolf award in 1924 and the King's Medal of Merit in Gold in 1936, as well as the Order of St. Olav (knight and commander).[5]
Iversen married Clara Grace Brodersen (1878–1921) in 1915 while they were both teachers at Hønefoss. He remarried in 1932 to Torborg Tjernström (1909–2001), with whom he had a son (Gudmund, born 1932) and a daughter (Reidun, born 1937). Iversen died in Trondheim.
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^ abStore norske leksikon: Ragnvald Iversen. (in Norwegian)
^Lien, Ragnvald. 2010. Ragnvald Iversen – skolemann, forsker og speider. Ringerike 44-49. (in Norwegian)
^Norsk biografisk leksikon: Ragnvald Iversen. (in Norwegian)
^Norsk Speidermuseum: Ragnvald Iversen. (in Norwegian)
January 01, 1970
ragnvald, iversen, january, 1882, august, 1960, norwegian, educator, professor, north, germanic, linguistics, born, 1882, january, 1882tromsødiedaugust, 1960, 1960, aged, trondheimnationalitynorwegianeducationkongsbakken, upper, secondary, schoolspouseclara, g. Ragnvald Iversen January 18 1882 August 21 1960 was a Norwegian educator and professor of North Germanic linguistics 1 2 Ragnvald IversenBorn 1882 01 18 January 18 1882TromsoDiedAugust 21 1960 1960 08 21 aged 78 TrondheimNationalityNorwegianEducationKongsbakken Upper Secondary SchoolSpouseClara Grace BrodersenChildren2AwardsHis Majesty the King s Gold Medal Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research Gunnerus MedalScientific careerFieldsNorth Germanic linguisticsInstitutionsNorwegian College of TeachingThesisBokmal og talemal i Norge 1560 1630 1921 Iversen was born in Tromso 1 After passing his examen artium in 1899 at the Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School he moved to Oslo where he worked as a teacher among other places at Brandbu Middle School from 1907 to 1909 while studying He received his university degree in 1910 with a thesis titled Senjen maalet Lydverket i hoveddrag The Senja Dialect Phonology and Main Features published 1913 after which he taught in Arendal from 1910 to 1913 In 1913 he became a teacher at Honefoss Middle School where he met his first wife Clara Brodersen who had worked there as a teacher since 1911 Iversen worked at Honefoss until 1920 with a stay abroad in Copenhagen from 1913 to 1914 and he won His Majesty the King s Gold Medal in 1917 for his thesis Syntaksen i Tromso bymal Syntax of the Tromso Urban Dialect In 1918 he went on partial leave to pursue a university scholarship that enabled him to receive his PhD in 1921 with the dissertation Bokmal og talemal i Norge 1560 1630 Standard Language and Dialects in Norway from 1560 to 1630 In 1922 he became a professor at the newly established Norwegian College of Teaching in Trondheim where he was appointed chancellor in 1936 and the same year he was elected to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters He became president of Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters in 1932 Together with Halvdan Koht also from Tromso Johan Bojer Gustav Natvig Pedersen Arne Bergsgard and Martin Birkeland in 1934 Iversen was appointed to a committee whose recommendations led to the 1938 orthographic reform and the common language variety known as Samnorsk 3 Iversen retired in 1952 and also received the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research the same year In 1957 he received the Gunnerus Medal At Uppsala University he became a member of the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy in 1933 a member of the Upsala Linguistics Society in 1952 and a member of the Royal Society of Humanities at Uppsala in 1959 and he received an honorary doctorate from the university in 1954 4 He was also a recipient of the Swedish Order of the Polar Star Iversen also held the position of Deputy Chief Scout from 1920 to 1945 for which he received the Silver Wolf award in 1924 and the King s Medal of Merit in Gold in 1936 as well as the Order of St Olav knight and commander 5 Iversen married Clara Grace Brodersen 1878 1921 in 1915 while they were both teachers at Honefoss He remarried in 1932 to Torborg Tjernstrom 1909 2001 with whom he had a son Gudmund born 1932 and a daughter Reidun born 1937 Iversen died in Trondheim References edit a b Store norske leksikon Ragnvald Iversen in Norwegian Lien Ragnvald 2010 Ragnvald Iversen skolemann forsker og speider Ringerike 44 49 in Norwegian Ny rettskriving 1938 in Norwegian Norsk biografisk leksikon Ragnvald Iversen in Norwegian Norsk Speidermuseum Ragnvald Iversen in Norwegian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ragnvald Iversen amp oldid 1132613926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
