Nic. Stang

Nicolay Milberg Stang (21 April 1908 – 15 July 1971) was a Norwegian art historian, philologist, publicist and writer.

Nicolay Stang was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder County, Norway. He graduated from the Hamar Cathedral School in 1926. He earned his cand.philol. during 1933 from the University of Oslo. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Strang was arrested in November 1940 and spent 18 months in solitary confinement at Møllergata 19 in Oslo. Stang was released in April 1943 with a pledge to abstain from any illegal activities.

He worked in literary pursuits with his wife, Ragna, who managed the legacy of her deceased father, the art historian Jens Thiis. Starting in 1945, he contributed both as a columnist and critic with Arbeiderbladet. He also founded the literary magazine Vinduet, being its first editor 1947 – 1951. From 1957, his daily newspaper was Dagbladet. Stang received an annual government scholarship starting from 1962.

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