Marstrander, Carl (1883–1965), Celtic scholar and linguist, was born 26 November 1883 in Kristiansand, Norway, son of Fredric Marstrander, principal of a local college, and his wife Christiane Brodtkorb Svendrup. His interest in languages was probably encouraged at an early age by a…
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Sommerfelt, Alf
Sommerfelt, Alf (1890–1965), Celtic scholar and linguist, was born 1890 in Trondheim, Norway, son of secondary school principal Axelsson Sommerfelt. His mother's name and details of his early education are unknown. He matriculated at the University of Oslo in 1911 where he studied old…